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Kongunadu Kollu Paruppu Recipe 

Kollu paruppu also known as kollu masiyal or horse gram curry is a popular kongunadu recipe made with horse gram, pearl onion, garlic, tomatoes and whole spices. This is a traditional kongu special recipe that is made the authentic way. Learn how to make kollu paruppu with step by step pictures and video.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 163kcal

Ingredients

For cooking horse gram

  • ½ cup Horse gram / kollu
  • 4 cloves Garlic peeled
  • 1 no Tomato chopped
  • 1 tsp Black pepper
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
  • 1 tbsp Coriander seeds
  • 2 no Dry red chillies

For tempering

  • 2 tbsp Gingelly oil or ghee
  • 6 cloves Garlic chopped
  • 2 no Dry red chillies
  • 2 sprig Curry leaves
  • ½ tsp Asafoetida
  • 10 no Pearl onion | Shallots peeled and chopped
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  • Take horse gram in a dry kadai. Roast for few minutes till the colour darkens and flavour gets nutty. Take it in a plate and allow them to cool for 10 minutes. Now take this in a stone grinder and split it in half. If you don’t have a stone grinder, you can cook it whole or pulse in a blender once till it is crushed lightly.
  • Wash the split horse gram and take it in a pressure cooker. Pour water into the cooker. Add tomatoes, garlic, black pepper, coriander seeds, cumin seeds and dry red chillies. Cover and pressure cook for 6 whistle. Let the pressure release by itself and set aside. If you are using whole horse gram then check notes for cooking time.
  • Now in an earthenware pot, heat oil, add garlic, dry red chillies, curry leaves and asafoetida. Let them fry for 2 minutes. Add in asafoetida and pearl onions and share for 2 minutes.
  • Now add in the cooked horse gram and season with salt. Now use a potato masher and mash the horse gram inc the pot. The mixture will get mushy. Serve hot with rice drizzled with ghee or oil.

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Notes

How to cook Kollu paruppu If you don’t have a stone grinder

  • Dry roast horse gram in a pan. Soak them in water for 10 hours or overnight. 
  • Add to pressure cooker along with all
    Ingredients given and cook got 8 to 10 whistle until cooked. 
  • Strain the water to make soup or rasam. You can use cooked horse gram, to make masiyal. 

Expert tips

  • If you are using whole horse gram, add it to pressure cooker and cook for 8 to 10 whistle. You can remove the extra water for making rasam and use the cooked horse gram to make this masiyal. 
  • If you don’t have shallots you can use chopped onions. 
  • Dry roast horse gram for nutty flavour and aroma. 
  • Add green chillies if you like kollu masiyal
    spicy. 
  • Don’t grind kollu paruppu in blender else it will get paste like. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1servings | Calories: 163kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 71mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 61IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 3mg
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