Sunday, June 03, 2012

Menthi kura pappu(Green gram dal with Methi)



ingredients:
Pesalu(Green Gram Dal) 1cup
Methi leaves 2cups
Tomato 1
Onion small 1
tamarind small lemon size bal
Green chilli 4-5(Adjust to ur spice level)
Salt to taste
Turmeric Powder 1/4tsp
water 2 1/2cup


Popu:
Oil 2tsp
Mustard Seeds 1/2tsp
Cumin seeds 1/2tsp
Urad dal 1/2tsp
Channa dal 1/2tsp
Garlic cloves 2(chopped/ mushed)
Onion small chopped 1
Hing 
Curry leaves 10


Preparation:
1. Wash Pesara pappu and pressure cook the pappu along with Tomato,Onion, green chilli, methi leaves,water and tamarind.
2.Wait for 1/2hour, remove the whistle, add salt, turmeric powder and grind Pappu as a coarse paste(don't Grind as a full soft paste).
3. In a vessel heat oil and add popu items one by one and fry.
4. Add the dal paste to the popu and keep it on medium flame for 5 minutes(Stir in between), remove from the flame.
5.Serve hot with rice or with roti or chapathi..





2 comments:

  1. this dal preparation is just awesome

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  2. Turned out horrible. Onions, Tomato and Methi needs to be fried a bit before pressure cooking

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