Last Updated on December 14, 2020 by Chef Mireille
For the last recipe of this month’s BM,I am recreating Pavani’s Wadilaya Pulusu. I actually already did a pulusu last month during the ABC marathon, but that pulusu was only with potato. Pulusu is basically a South Indian vegetable curry with the tart flavors of tamarind and tomato, sweetened with a little jaggery.
This pulusu features sun dried lentils, which are available at Indian markets.
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1/2 cup moong dal wadi (sun dried moong beans)
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 1 tomato, chopped
- 2 green chiles, split
- 2 tablespoons tamarind paste/tamarind concentrate
- 1 teaspoon sambar masala powder
- 1 tablespoon jaggery, ground
- salt, to taste
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 teaspoon urad dal (split white lentils)
- 1 teaspoon cumin seed
- 1 teaspoon mustard seed
- 1/4 teaspoon fenugreek seed
- 2 dried red chiles
- 1/4 teaspoon asoefetida
- 8 curry leaves
In a large skillet, heat oil. Add moong dal wadi. Fry until golden brown. Remove and set aside.
In the same skillet, add urad dal, cumin seed, mustard seed, fenugreek seed, dried chiles, asoefetida and curry leaves.
Once the seeds start to splutter, add green chiles and onion. Saute until the onions are translucent. Add tomatoes and cook on low heat for about 5 minutes, until they turn translucent.
Add water, tamarind paste, sambar masala powder, jaggery and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes.
Add wadi and cook for another 2 minutes.
I served this pulusu over Matar Pulao which will be posted soon as part of Srivalli’s Cookbook Cooking Challenge.
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Oh wow Mir,great yaar Pulusu with Matar Pulao, super yum!!! Nice Step by Step Pics!!!!
Love the contrasting colors of the bowl and the pulusu and looks delicious! Pulusu can also be made with non-veg and fish pulusu is one the popular ones..
will definitely try it with fish..thx 4 the info
oh I love the vibrant colors!! the full bowl of goodness!!
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Wadi publish with matar pulav ..oh you are killing me with my fav combo !
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Omg, wat a dish, i have bookmarked few dishes with this moongdal wadis..Pulusu makes me hungry.
Delicious pulusu, tangy curries are best with rice.
I am somehow not able to get over the fact that you have moong dal wadi in your pantry!! You are truly a global gourmet, Mireille…The pulusu (which is again something I have never made) looks good.
Rajani, I actually have 3 types of wadi in my pantry – moong dal, channa and Punjabi wadi which I havent used yet but will be for one of the April mega marathon recipes – realize these kind of things are not at the neighborhood market so when I come across them I make sure I get enough otherwise its a long trip to the Indian market when I want them.
Totally in awe of you passion , Mir! Awesome recreation of the stunning and lip smacking pulusu!
I'm glad you tried it and now I want to make it again 🙂
That last click with peas pulao loks too good..
wow!!!This looks awesome and loved the clicks!