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Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu(Multi-Gram Balls in a gravy)

பருப்பு உருண்டை குழம்பு
This is a side dish . It is prepared in differnt ways. The procedure that i am going to give you is a healthy way of preparing this dish.
   
Ingredients 1:
Red Gram (Thuvaram Paruppu) - 1/2 cup
Bengal Gram(Kadalai Paruppu) - 1/2 cup  
Fennel Seeds - 1/2 tsp  
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp  

Ingredients 2 : Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp  
Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves - 2 sticks
  
   

Ingredients 3:  
Coconut - 2 inch piece  
Tamarind - 1 lemon size  
Dhania Powder - 2 tsp  
Chilli Powder - 3 tsp  
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp  
Salt - as per taste  
Onion - 1 large chopped  
Tomato - 2 medium chopped  
Garlic Flakes - 15 chopped  

Procedure:
1. Soak the items in ingredients 1 along with salt, turmeric and little chilli powder and grind it to a coarse paste, without adding water

   

2. Make balls out of this paste and steam cook them.  
3. Heat oil in a pan, put items in ingredient 2.
4. Add chopped onion,curry leaves,garlic and saute well.

   

5. Add chopped tomatoes and saute . 
6. Grind coconut and jeera,into a paste.  
7. Now, add this paste into the pan and saute .  
8. Add all the powders and saute. Then add tamarind paste.
9. Add the required amount of water.  
10. When this sauce is boiling, add the steamed balls.

   

11. Allow it to boil for a while.  
12. Now, add chopped coriander leaves and serve.
   
This dish goes well with plain white rice, idli, dosa. 
Try this out and give your comments. This recipe is contributed by Mrs.Vallikannu Thanneermalai.  

Variations :  
1.You can also fry the balls in oil instead of steaming them.  
2.Another way of cooking the balls, is to add the balls in boiling tamarind  water,  one by one, slowly.  
Steaming the balls is a healthy and best way of preparing this dish.

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