Urundai Kolambu ~ Lentil ball gravy recipe

Urundai Kolambu ~ Lentil ball gravy recipe
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Hi,

This is a wonderful old style south Indian recipe. Very tasty and does involve a fair amount of work. Its worth it beleive me!

Ingredients
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Toor Dal-1 cup
Channa dal- 1 tbsp
Soak the above for atleast an hour.

Onion - 2 medium chopped
Tomato - 1 medium chopped
Garlic cloves - 4 chopped, 7 cloves slit
Curry leaves - 1 tbsp chopped and some whole.
Fennel seeds - 1 tbsp
Jeera - 1 tbsp
Split Dalai - 1 tbsp
Red Chilli - 6(adjust accordingly to your spice level)
Tamarind
paste - 1 tbsp
Sambar podi - 2 tbsp
turmeric powder - a pinch
Green chilli - 1 slit

For Pappu
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Mustard seeds,urad dal,jeera, clove(1),elachi(1),cinamon stick- 1 inch

Method
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1.Grind fennel seeds, jeera seeds,dalai,red chilli and soaked channa,toor dal coarsely.

2.Add one chopped onion. Make balls and cook for 2 mins in the idly cooker.

2.Make puli kolambu mix. Add tamarind paste, sambhar podi,Turmeric powder,green chillies,salt. Mix and add water as required. Taste and adjust seasonings.

3. Heat oil in wok, do the pappu( Crack mustard seeds,urad dal,jeera). Add elachi,cloves, slit garlic,curry leaves. Saute for a min.

4.Add and saute onion for 2-3 mins.

5.Add and saute tomato. Allow for the tomato cook through for a couple of mins.

6.Pour the tamarind -water mix. Bring it to boil. Reduce the flame and allow the mix to simmer for 10 -15 mins, or until it is just at a consitency that requires only a couple of more mins of simmering.

7.Add the cooked dal balls one by one slowly. Then allow the mix to simmer for 5 more mins. Switch it off and Viola its ready.

Garnish with cilantro.

Serve with Rice. Murungai keerai puriyal goes well this kolambu.