PARUPPU IDIYAPPAM– BREAKFAST RECIPES

Paruppu idiyappam is Sendhil’s favourite among all the other idiyappam varieties..I learnt this from my MIL.She makes it very well.With the flavour of coconut oil and crushed jeera it tastes yum… Do try this. U’ll love it very much..This can be given for people recovering from illness. Its very light, mildly spiced and healthy too..

INGREDIENTS
1 cup – 200ml

Cooked idiyappam – 3 cups
Moong dal – 1/4 cup
Big onion – 2 nos (finely chopped)
Green chillies – 3 nos (slitted)
Cumin seeds/jeera – 1.5 tsp (coarsely crushed)
Coconut oil – 1 tbsp

To temper

Cooking oil – 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Urad dal – 2 tsp
Asafetida/hing – 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves – few

METHOD

Make idiyappam and loosen it lightly using ur hands or fork..Usually i cook the dal while making idiyappam in the idli pot itself. For that, inside the idli pot , place the dal in a small bowl and add the required water .By the time u finish making idiyappam , dal would have been cooked and blossomed.It takes nearly 10 mins.Remove the dal and set aside.Make sure dal should not be mushy.

In a kadai ,heat oil and temper all the ingredients given above in the same order.Then add the big onions , green chillies and saute till transparent.Add the required salt. Mix well .Lastly add the blossomed moong dal. Mix for a minute and set aside.