Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Pappu Pulusu

Ingredients:

Tur dal or red gram dal - 1 cup, pressure cooked and mashed
chopped mixed vegetables - 2 cups
(okra, carrot, radish, drumsticks, brinjal or sweet potato)
small sambar onions - 10
medium tomatoes quartered - 2
Green chillies (slit length wise) - 3
Turmeric - a pinch
water - 3 cups
Tamarind - Big lemon sized
Jaggery or sugar (optional) - 1/2 tsp
salt to taste
coriander leaves for garnish
For tempering:
oil - 1 tbsp
mustard seeds - 1 tbsp
cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1 tbsp
Crushed garlic flakes - 6
Red chillies - 5
Fresh curry leaves - 10

Directions:

In a heavy bottomed vessel, add the mashed dal and water.
To this, add the mixed vegetables, shallots, tomatoes, green chillies and turmeric powder.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and let the vegetables get cooked.
Once vegetables are cooked, add the tamarind extract, salt and sugar and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and let it simmer for 8-10 mts, till the rawness of the tamarind disappears.
Pre-heat oil a pan, add the mustard seeds and let them splutter.
Add the cumin seeds, fenugreek, garlic, red chillies and fry for a few seconds
till they turn brown.
Add curry leaves and add this to the Dal-vegetable mixture.
Simmer for a minute or two and turn off heat.
Garnish with fresh coriander and keep covered for 10 mts before serving.

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