Recipe : Pirandai Thuvaiyal Recipe | How to Clean And Use Pirandai -Kalais Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Recipe Cuisine: south Indian Recipe Category: Thuvaiyal Yield: 1 cup

About The Recipe:  Pirandai Thuvaiyal - Pirandai is commonly helps to cure indigestion and also good for bones. In aurvedic it has numerous health benefits. Pirandai can easily grow in home. Most of them hesitate to use pirandai because it will cause itchiness while handling. To prevent this itchy, apply some coconut oil or sesame oil on the hands. Using knife remove the fiber and sharp edges and then use. In south India, pirandai is commonly used to make thuvaiyal, chutney, idli, dosai, adai, pirandai tamarind curry, pickle and vathal. Lets see how to make the pirandai thuvaiyal at home with easy step by step images and instructions. Follow the recipe as below...

Ingredients :

Pirandai - 1 cup (use young \ tender) Ulundu \ Urad Dal - 2 tbsp Dry Red Chili - 3 to 4 no Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp Tamarind - 1" ball size Garlic Cloves - 5 to 6 no Grated Coconut - 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup Oil - 2 tbsp Salt to Taste.

Method :

How to Clean and Use Pirandai : Pirandai is generally causes itching on skin while handling. To prevent this itching, apply some coconut oil or sesame oil on your hands. Using knife, remove the sharp edges \ fiber from the sides of pirandai (like removing fibers from the drumstick and beans). (Image 1) Then cut into small pieces and ready to use. (Image 2)

Steps To Make The Pirandai Thuvaiyal : Heat oil in a hot kadhai | pan, add in the pirandai pieces, cook over medium flame until its colour changes into light. Transfer into the plate. (Image 3 and 4) Then roast the urad dal and dry red chili, then stir in the asafoetida and keep this urad dal mixture separately. (Image 5) Stir the tamarind for few seconds, transfer into same plate. (Image 6) Stir the garlic until slightly golden colour, then add in the coconut and saute for an minute and transfer into same plate. (Image 7 and 8) Cool all the sauteed ingredients completely.

First grind the urad dal mixture coarsely. (Image 9 and 10) Add in the remaining all ingredients and grind little coarsely with required water. (Image 11 and 12) And the pirandai thuvaiyal is ready.

Serving Suggestion: Serve with the Idly or Dosai. Other: Pirandai Kaara Puli Kuzhambu. Page: Other Thuvaiyal | Chutney Recipes.

By Kalais