PAPPU
Arati Puvvu Pappu (Greengram dal with Plaintain Flower)
1 cup yellow lentil
1 cup finely chopped banana flower
1 tbsp thick tamarind paste
a pinch of turmeric
3 green chilies
salt to taste
1 tbsp ghee
1 tsp mustard seeds
a pinch of asafetida
Pressure cook yellow lentils till soft. Prepare the banana flower the previous night, heat1/2 cup of water in a pan and cook the chopped banana flower. Heat oil in a pan add broken red chilies, mustard seeds, curry leaves and asafoetida and fry them for 2 minutes, then add cooked and mashed lentils. Stir well then add cooked banana flower and mix well. Add salt, tamarind extract and turmeric powder. Cook till soft. Serve hot.
Gongura Pappu (Redgram Dal with Gongura Leaves)
1 Bunch of gongura (substitute mustard greens)
1 Cup of redgram Dal
1 tsp tamarind juice
Salt to taste
A pinch of turmeric powder
3 Red chillis (Broken)
2 tsp of ghee
1 tsp asofoetida
1 tsp of blackgram dal
1 tsp of cumin seeds
broken red chillis.
sprig of curry leaves
Cut Gongura leaves from the stem. Wash gongura leaves, drain all the water. Then chop them finely. Wash the dal and put it in the pressure cooker, add turmeric cook it up to 3 whistles. Then add chopped gongura and cook it for 5 minutes. Once the leaves are soft remove from the heat. Heat ghee and fry all the seasoning and let them splutter for few seconds. Add cooked dal with gongura leaves. Add salt and tamarind juice, stir well. Add fresh curry leaves.
Mamidikaya Pappu (Raw Mango with Yellow Lentils)
1 Medium size Raw Mango
1 Cup Red gram Dal
2 tsp Oil
1 tsp Cumin seeds
1 tsp Asofoetida
1tsp Blackgram Dal (split)
3 Red chillis (Broken)
Pinch of turmeric powder.
Sprig of Curry leaves
Salt to taste
Wash the Dal and cook it softly. Cut the raw mango into small cubes. Wash it and set aside. Heat oil in a pan. Put asofoetida, cumin seeds, blackgram dal and broken red chillis in and fry them until the dal turns light brown. Add mango cubes, turmeric powder and a little salt. Keep covered. Cook it till soft. Once mango cubes are tender, add cooked dal to it mix thoroughly add salt for taste. Add curry leaves and offer.
Pappu Tomoto
1 cup lentils
2 big tomatoes
1 tsp turmeric
1 tblsp. tamarind juice
1/2 tsp. red chilli powder
salt to taste
6 green chillis
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp mustard seeds
2 red chillis (halved)
a few curry leaves
Chop tomatoes into small pieces. Wash dal and put it in the pressure cooker, add chopped tomatoes and green chillis, and cook for 3 whistles. Add turmeric, salt, red chilli powder and tamarind juice and cook it for 5 minutes. Heat oil in a pan, add all the ingredients of seasoning and let them splutter for few seconds. Add this seasoning to dal and tomaato.
Spinach Pappu
1 Bunch of Spinach
1 Cup of redgram Dal
1 tsp Tamarind juice
Salt to taste
A pinch of turmeric powder
red chilli powder
salt to taste
1 tbs mustard seeds
2 tbs cumin
3 red chillis (broken)
a few curry leaves
Clean spinach leaves, clip off big stems, wash and drain all the water. Chop them finely. Wash the dal and put dal and spinach in the pressure cooker, add turmeric cook it up to 3 whistles. Add salt, red chili powder and tamarind juice, stir well. Cook it for 5 minutes. Take a Pan and heat oil. Put all the ingredients of seasoning and let them splutter for few seconds, then add this seasoning to dal with spinach.
