Uppu paruppu is a very simple recipe and easy to make and also it is completely vegan. It is a famous kongunadu  recipe. People used this serve this uppu paruppu first with ghee and then sambar, rasam etc. This can be accompanied with plain rice or chappathi. This would taste heavenly with little ghee and rasam.

INGREDIENTS :

To pressure cook:

¼ cup toor dhal

¼ cup moong dhal

1 teaspoon oil

½ teaspoon turmeric powder

5-6 garlic cloves

1 tomato (medium sized)

1½ cups water

To temper:

2 tablespoons oil

½ teaspoon mustard seeds

½ teaspoon cumin seeds

2 dry red chilly

3 to 4 pearl onion (thinly sliced)

Few curry leaves

A pinch of hing

Salt to taste

INSTRUCTIONS:

Wash the dhal and pressure cook it along with the other ingredients listed under ‘to pressure cook’ for 3 to 4 whistles. Switch off the flame and wait till the pressure releases and mash them well.

Then heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and then dry chilly, onions, curry leaves and hing. Fry for a minute or till the onion turns golden brown.

Add this tempered items to mashed dhal and mix well. Add salt to taste and adjust the consistency by adding water, if needed.

 

Garnish and serve it with hot rice and rasam.