Gongura Pappu(Dal)(Basic Andhra Style)

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Ingredients:

• ToorDal:1 cup.


• Onion:1(medium sized).


• Garlic Pods:5-6.


• Gongura(Mesta) leaves:1/2 cup.


• Turmeric :2 pinch.


• Tomato:1 (small sized).


• Tamarind pulp:1 tsp.


• Red chillies:2-3.


• Green chillies:7-8(adjust to your spice level).


• Salt:adjust to your taste.


• Mustard and cumin seeds:1tsp.


• oil:1 -2 tbsp.


• Bay leaves:3-4.

Procedure:

• Wash the dal and keep aside.


• Cut the tomato,onion into  pieces.


• Keep onion,3-4 garlic pods,tomato,Green chillies,Gongura leaves,turmeric and add required quantity of water to boil.


• At last add tamarind pulp and salt and pressure cook upto 2-3 whistles.


• Now remove the lid add coriander leaves and in low flame  let it boil for another 2-3 min.


• Now remove the cooker from flame and remove excess water and mash it with the help of ladle.


• Now add the excess water and give a nice stir.


• Now lightly mash the remaing garlic pods.


• Now heat the kadai and cracle mustard seeds and add jeera.


• Now add Red chillies,lightly crashed garlic pods ,bay leaves  and fry until  the garlic pods lightly change the color.


• Now add this to the mashed dal  and immediately close the lid so that the flavour remains like that.


• At last give a nice stir.

Note:

• Add less amount of tamarind because we are adding red sorrel leaves.

 

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