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Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu

Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu is traditional South Indian kuzhambu. Lentil balls are cooked in tangy flavorful kuzhambu.
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Course: Kuzhambu
Cuisine: Indian
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Author: Vidya Srinivasan

Ingredients

  • For lentil Balls:
  • Toor dal - 1/2 cup
  • Channa dal - 1/2 cup
  • Fennel Seeds - 1/4 tsp
  • Red Chilli - 2 Adjust according to your taste
  • Garlic - 2
  • kuzhmabu Gravy:
  • Onion - 1
  • Garlic - 4 pods finely chopped
  • Tomato - 1
  • Tamarind - 1 lemon sized ball
  • Coconut grated - 3 tbsp
  • Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Sambar powder/ chilli powder - 1 tbsp I used Sambar powder
  • Salt - to taste
  • To temper:
  • Sesame Oil - 3 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Fenugreek seed- 1/4 tsp

Instructions

For lentil Balls:

  • Toor dal - 1/2 cup
  • Channa dal - 1/2 cup
  • Fennel Seeds - 1/4 tsp
  • Red Chilli - 2 (Adjust according to your taste)
  • Garlic - 2

kuzhmabu(Gravy):

  • Onion - 1
  • Garlic - 3 pods, finely chopped
  • Tomato - 1
  • Tamarind - 1 lemon sized ball
  • Coconut grated - 3 tbsp
  • Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp
  • Sambar powder/ chilli powder - 1 tablespoon ( I used Sambar powder)
  • Salt - to taste

To temper:

  • Sesame Oil - 3 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Fenugreek seed- 1/4 tsp

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Notes

  1. Avoid sauting the lentil balls till they are cooked, to prevent them from breaking
  2. Alternatively, you can steam cook lentil balls and add it to the kuzhambu
  3. Kuzhambu thickens overtime so adjust the water accordingly 
  4. Tamarind paste can be used instead of tamarind
  5. If you have many lentil balls, cook in batches. After one batch is cooked and floating, add remaining lentil balls and let it cook
  6. If you feel floating lentil balls top surface are bit dry, gently take Small amount Kuzhambu and put it over the lentil ball
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