Kadala Parippu Mallun

Ingredients

• 1 cup parippu soaked for a few hours
• 1 large onion finely chopped
• 2 or 3 green chillies chopped
• a sprig of curry leaves or corriander leaves finely chopped
• small packet of dries shrimps roasted and finely ground
• 4 cloves carlic, a small piece of ginger, one inch cinnamon, and one half teaspoon of mustard soaked together for a few hours and ground to a paste
• 1 small tomatoe finely chopped.
• shredded coconut

Directions

Fry the onions in a little oil till slightly browned, then add tomatoes and let cook till melted to a fine paste. Add green chillies and curry or corrianer leave, and dried shrimp and cook for two minutes. Then add the kadala parippu and keep stiring till all indriedients are mixed well, Add a little water and cook covered till the parippu is cooked. Then add the paste and the shreded coconut and a little lime juice and salt to taste, cook for a minute or two and enjoy with rice