I have mentioned about this easy poricha kuzhambu in my murungakkai poricha kuzhambu recipe. This is also called ‘Rathri poricha kuzhambu’ as its made in the night time for dinner.
My grandfather (mom’s/ FIL’s dad) is a great fan of this. Even at my in-law’s place, everyone likes this.
It's simple and easy to make and easily digestible as it has only moong dal.
My grandfather used to come back home hungry and ask my grand mom to make this as quick fix for the dinner, as it's his favorite Aj also likes this one to my surprise.
No wonder his grandsons and great grandson too likes the same as their grandfather🙂. This is more like the south Indian version of North Indian dal.
Easy Poricha kuzhambu recipe
Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Lunch
Prep Time: 5 mins | Cook time: 15 mins | Serves: 3
Ingredients
- Moong dal/ pasi paruppu - ½ cup
- Onion - 1
- Tomato - 1
- Green chilli - 2
- Arisi mandi* - 1 & ½ cup
- Sambar powder - 1 tsp
- Turmeric - ¼ tsp
- Asafoetida - A pinch
- Salt - as needed
To temper
- Oil/ ghee - 1 & ½ tsp
- Mustard - ¾ tsp
- Urad dal - 1 tsp
- Jeera/ cumin - 1 tsp
- Curry leaves - A sprig
- Asafoetida - 2 pinches
Method
- Pressure cook moong dal with a cup of water to 3 whistles. *Wash rice once and drain the water and add one and half cup water again to rice and wash the rice well and collect the water for using in this recipe.Chop onion and tomato finely, slit green chilli and set aside. In a kadai, heat oil and temper with the items given under to temper table. Add green chillies, onion and fry till transparent.
- Add tomatoes and fry for a minute. Add the arisi mandi, turmeric, salt and sambar powder and bring to boil.
- Add pressure cooked mashed dal and boil until u get a thick homogeneous texture 4 – 5 minutes). Stir in between to avoid burnt bottom and adjust the water quantity if there is no water at all in the cooked dal.
Serve with rice, topped with ghee, its perfect comfort food, easy to make when you have no vegetables in stock and you are in a hurry to cook.
Mahi
Quick and interesting kuzhambu indeed! 🙂
Aarthi
That looks so easy, will try it out
Sowmya Madhavan
Oh I did not know this dal was called poricha kuzhumbu... I make this usually along with avial or kathrikkai pitla ...nice click..
Revathi
Raks we name this dish as killu sambar looks delicious...cutie cute orange color
T's Mom
Next time you have this with dosa. You would love the combo... 🙂
Nandita SS
Looks yum!!!
Shabitha Karthikeyan
Never tried this kind of poricha kuzhambu !! Using srisi vandi is new to me !!
Dibs
Interesting dish. Looks delicious.
Shama Nagarajan
yummy and inviting
divya
it looks yummy and delicious.Inviting clicks.
Nagalakshmi V
so simple! i am definitely make it one of these days.
LAKSHMI MOHAN
Hi raks
Ur recipie looks good...i wish to try this...im a nontamilian and im not familiar with certain
Tamil terms..can can you pls tell me what is this ARISI MANDI ...thanks...
Raks anand
It means the water drained when we wash rice.
jyothi
Superb recipes. Wish your recipes have English names too as it is difficult for non tamilians to understand , thanks and regards - Jyothi
Pink Scarf
Awww.. You have married ur cousin. Just like me 🙂 my mom and my fil are siblings!
Love your recipes
sindhu
Superb recipe
kuttygayu
Hi raks, Thank you so much for your recipes.. It's a pleasure opening your blog and seeing the beautiful pics of the delicious food you prepare.. I have a doubt regarding the glass pot you use for cooking many of your yummy foods. Is this glass? Won't it break if kept on high heat on the stove ? I'm just curious. Hope you don't mind me asking this 🙂 I would love to buy something like this.. Hope you'll reply to my question.
Thank you 🙂
Raks anand
Hi, Thanks 🙂 Yes its glass and its a corning ware called VISIONS. you can google to find it if you could buy online. I have been using the same for almost 8 yrs now
Saroja
Where is the onion listed in ingredients
Raks Anand
Are you asking seriously? Its the second in the ingredients list.