A very tasty and an easily digestable dish that is popular in Andhra homes. My mom used to make this dish during winter, serving it with hot rice, ghee, potato fry and gummadi vadiyalu... mmm :-) the thought itself is mouth watering.
Ingredients
Kandipappu (toor dal) - 1 cup
brinjal - 1 (cut into cubes)
tomato - 1 ( cut into cubes)
okra (bendakaya) - cut into 2 inch size pieces
onions - 2 (cut length wise)
green chillies - 6 (slit length wise)
tamarind - 1 big lemon size. (soak in 2 cups of water and extract the pulp)
oil - 2 tb sps
turmeric - 1 tsp
salt to taste.
sugar - 1 tb sp (optional)
for seasoning
mustard seeds - 1 tsp
jeera - 1 tsp
red chillies - 4
curry leaves - 2 sprigs
garlic - 3 cloves (cut into small pieces or crush them)
chopped coriander to garnish.
Preparation
1. Pressure cook kandipappu with 2 cups of water till 3-4 whistles and mash it smooth. Set aside.
2. In a separate sauce pan add 1 cup of water, brinjal, onions, okra, tomato, green chillies, curry leaves and on medium heat cook till the vegetables turn soft. This would take around 15-20 mts.
3. Add, mashed dal, tamarind juice, salt, sugar,turmeric powder and allow to boil in low flame for 15 mts. Adjust tamarind juice and salt according to taste while cooking.
4. For the tadka/popu, heat 2 tb sps of oil in a pan. Add crushed garlic, mustard seeds, jeera, red chillies, curry leaves and allow them to splutter. Add this seasoning to pappu charu. Allow to cook for 3 more minutes, garnish with coriander and serve hot with rice.
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