Kolamba’s parippu (lentil curry)

Name: Kolamba’s parippu (lentil curry)
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 150g masoor dahl (red split lentils); 1 tsp vegetable oil; ½ tsp black mustard seeds; ½ small red onion; 6-8 curry leaves fresh, frozen or dried; ½ tsp hot chilli powder; 1 tsp (or you can use 1 tsp ground coriander powder and ½ tsp ground cumin) Sri Lankan curry powder; ¼ tsp ground turmeric; 5cm cinnamon stick; 125ml coconut milk; fried onions, fried garlic, fried curry leaves and fried chillies to garnish

Instructions

Cook:40min

The co-founder of Kolamba in London’s Soho shares this recipe with us from the restaurant's kitchen. A lentil curry spiced with mustard seeds, chilli powder, curry leaves and cinnamon, with layers of delicate flavour

Updated at: Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:03:56 GMT