Prakash K. Sivanathan, Niranjala M. Ellawala

Parippu Mallung

Name: Parippu Mallung
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Sri Lankan
Ingredients: 3 tbsp oil; 400 ml (7 fl oz/generous ¾ cup) water; 200 g (7 oz/1 cup) red lentils; 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 6 fresh curry leaves, torn into halves; 2 dried red chillies, broken; 1 tsp mustard seeds; ½ tsp ground turmeric; 100 g (3½ oz/1 cups) freshly grated or desiccated (shredded) coconut; 2 green chillies, deseeded and sliced; 1 large onion, finely sliced; juice of ½ lime; 1 tsp salt

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Sri Lanka

By Prakash K. Sivanathan and Niranjala M. Ellawala

Published 2017

About

Ingredients

200 g (7 oz/1 cup) red lentils
400

Asia
Sri Lanka
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Put the lentils into a medium saucepan and cover with water to wash them. Drain and repeat. Add the 400 ml (7 fl oz/generous ¾ c