Cucumber Dal Curry (Vellarikka Parippu Curry)

Cucumber Dal Curry also known as Vellarikka Parippu Curry in Kerala is made with Toor dal and Yellow Cucumber.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Cucumber Dal Curry ,/ Vellarikka Parippu Curry.

Ingredients:-

Cucumber.             - 1cup
Toor dal.                - 1cup
Tomato.                 - 2
Green chilly.         - 2 
Turmeric powder. - 1/4 tsp
Salt.                      - to taste.

For Seasoning:-

Coconut oil/Oil.  - 2tsp
Mustard seeds.    -1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds.       -1/2tsp
Onion.                  - 2 medium size
Dry Red chillies.  - 3 ( broken into halves)
Garlic cloves        - 2 (crushed)
Curry leaves.        -1spring
Hing powder.        -1tsp
Chilly powder.      -1/4 tsp 

Instructions:-

Peel the outer skin and chop Cucumber into small cubes. Wash and keep aside.

Wash and half slit Green Chillies and keep aside.

Wash and roughly chop Tomatoes and keep aside.

Peel and chop Onion into small pieces and keep aside.

Peel and crush Garlic cloves and keep aside.

Broke dry Red chillies into small pieces and keep aside.

Method:-

Wash and pressure cook Toor dal along with chopped Cucumber cubes, half slit Green chillies, chopped Tomatoes, Turmeric powder, 1/2tsp Oil and 3 cup of water for 3 whistles on low flame.

Heat Coconut oil in a wide bottom pan and splutter Mustard seeds and Cumin seeds and saute well.

Add broken dry Red chilly pieces and crushed Garlic and fry well.

Add chopped Onion pieces and Curry leaves.Saute well till the Onion pieces becomes translucent.

Add Chilly powder and Hing powder and mix well. 

Add the cooked Toor dal, Cucumber cubes and other ingredients from the cooker vessel into the wide bottom pan.

Add required Salt and mix well. Boil and cook on low flame for 2 minutes and switch off the flame.

Transfer the Cucumber dal curry to a serving bowl.

A tasty Cucumber Dal Curry / Vellarikka Parippu Curry is ready to serve with Rice.