ingredients:
Thotakura leaves and stalks 3cups(or one bunch)
Onion small chopped 1
Tomato chopped 1
Green chilli 2
Lemon size tamarind (soaked)
Turmeric powder 1/2tsp
Red chilli powder 1-1 1/2tsp
Salt to taste
Popu:
Oil 2tsp
Mustard seeds 1/2tsp
Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
Urad dal(Gram dal) 1/2tsp
Channa dal 1/2tsp
Red chilli 2 (tear into pieces)
Hing pinch
Garlic cloves crushed 2-3
Onion small finely chopped 1
Curry leaves 10
Preparation:
1. Wash the thotakura and keep it side.
2. In a vessel take thotakura, onion, tomato, green chillis, tamarind and one cup water, cover with lid and cook on medium flame for 10minutes.
3. Now add salt, Turmeric powder, Red chilli powder if needed then add 1/2 cup water and cook with out lid until thotakura becomes soft.
4. Make it as a mushed course paste by using a spoon.(u can skip this step)
5. Heat oil in a vessel or pan add mustard seeds, cumin seeds let them crack, add urad dal, channa dal fry until they become red, add red chillis fry for few seconds, add onion, hing, garlic and curry leaves fry for 1-2 minutes.
6. Now add cooked thotakura mixture to popu and combined well.
7. Keep it on low-medium flame for 2minutes.
6. Serve hot with rice.
Thotakura pulusu - so tasty with hot rice and a spoon of ghee!
ReplyDeletean excellent combination.......
ReplyDeleteawesome and delicious dish. lovely
ReplyDeleteDo we need to use onion for both. In thotakure paste as well as in talimbu.
ReplyDeleteNo need .It tastes good when added in talimpu.
DeleteDo we need to use onion for both. In thotakure paste as well as in talimbu.
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ReplyDeleteTHotakura pulusu is very nice with hot rice and roties
ReplyDeletei have never tried this...will surely check this out looks yummy
ReplyDeleteThere is no need to add tamarind. We can prepare it without adding tamarind coz we r adding tomatoes. Tamarind not gud for all especially for those with gastric probs
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