PESARAPAPPU (GREEN GRAM DAL)

INGREDIENTS: Oil, Avalu (mustard seeds), Jeera (cumin seeds), Urad dal (vudhipappu), Curry leaves, Coriander, Green chillies, Turmeric powder (pasupu), Salt, Onions, Tomatoes, Moong dal (pesarapappu),


PREPARATION:

• Take an pressure cooker
• Heat 2-3 spoons of oil
• Add avalu, jeera, urad dal, curry leaves, coriander & wait till splitter
• Now add cut onions, green chillies
• Then add turmeric powder, salt, cut tomato and saute it
• Finally add cleaned moong dal, water (1glass dal requires 1 & 1/2 glass water)
• Now close the cooker lid and wait for 2 whistles
• Once pressure goes off from the cooker, open lid drain of excess water slowly if any
• Take it into serving bowl
• Garnsh with coriander
• Serves good with rice, chapathis, pindippi puris...

Another way of prep...,


INGREDIENTS: Green gram dal (pesara pappu), Onions, Green chilly, Salt, Tomatoes, Oil, Tamarind paste, Turmeric powder, Curry leaves, Coriander, Mustard seeds(avalu), Jeera


PREPARATION:

• Take cooker, add cleaned up grren gram dal, cutted green chilly, onions, turmeric powder and keep whistle, wait for 3 whistles, cool, add salt, tamarind paste and hand blend it
• Now keep kadai, pour 3-4 spoons of oil, add avalu, jeera, curry leaves, fry well, then add chopped tomatoes, fry until tomato cooks
• Now add the hand blended dal in to the kadai, boil for a while
• Garnish with coriander
• Serve for rotis, chapathis, rice, pindippi puri etc..