Sundakkai paruppu usili/ Turkey berry lentil stir fry
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2 cups
 
Ingredients
  • SUndakka (Tukey Berry) – 1.5 cup
  • Salt – to taste To grind (coarse paste):
  • Toor dal – 1 /2 cup
  • Dried red chillies – 2 To temper:
  • Oil – 1 tsp
  • Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
  • Urad dal – ½ tsp
  • Curry leaves – a sprig
  • Turmeric powder – a pinch
  • Hing – a pinch
Instructions
  1. Wash the toor dal, soak the dal with red chilli for one hour atleast.
  2. Drain water from dal and grind the dals along with red chillies to a coarse mixture. Boil water in idli pan, spread the coarse mixture on the steamer plate and steam it for 5-8mins. You can also microwave for 10 mins.
  3. Cool the mixture, crumble it with hands and set aside.
  4. Rinse turkey berries well, sauté in a pan with little oil and boil it with enough water for the berries to get cooked.
  5. Once the berries get cooked (turns soft), set aside.
  6. Now heat oil in a pan, add the items listed under 'to temper'. Wait for the mustard seeds to splutter, then add urad dal, hing, curry leaves and turmeric powder. When the urad dal color changes and then add the dal mixture.
  7. Sauté till golden brown then add the cooked turkey berries and mix well. Add required salt.
  8. Sauté well and cook for 3-4mins until the lentil mixture blends well with the turkey berry. Switch off.
  9. Serve with rice and curry like Punjabi khadi pakora(yogurt based gravy)
Notes
Use any veggie you fancy instead of turkey berries.
Recipe by Relish The Bite at https://www.relishthebite.com/sundakkai-paruppu-usili-turkey-berry-lentil-stir-fry/