Bengal Gram Onion Curry

Senaga Pappu Ullipaya Kura, Chana Dal Pyas Curry

Ingredients :

Onion 1/4 kg

Bengal Gram 1/2 cup

Tomato 1 medium (chopped)

Curry Leaves 6

Green Chilly 3 (slit)

Coriander powder 1/2 tsp

Dry Coconut powder 1/2 tsp

Garam masala 1/2 pinch

Mustard Seeds 1/4 tsp

Cumin Seeds 1/4 tsp

Ginger Garlic Paste 1/4 tsp

Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp

Red Chilly Powder 1/2 tsp

Oil 1 tbsp

Salt as per taste

Coriander Leaves few sprigs

Preparation :

Chop onion and soak bengal gram for half an hour.

Heat oil in a Pressure pan, add cumin seeds, mustard seeds,

after spluttering add curry leaves, slit green chilly, ginger

garlic paste, onion and turmeric powder, fry for 3-4 Min's.

Add soaked bengal gram and chopped tomato to it, mix it well.

Now add red chilly powder, salt, coriander powder, dry coconut

powder and 1/2 pinch garam masala (do not add water), mix it

thoroughly.

Put lid and wait (whistle) and cook it on low flame

till you get one whistle, turn off the flame and open it after

10 Min's, If it is not cooked, cook it for more one whistle.

Then add coriander leaves. Now it is done.

Serve it with rice, chapati....etc.

Makes roughly 3-4 servings.

It takes approx 20 - 25 Min's to cook.

Mamidikaya Pappu

Ingredients :

Raw Mango 1 small
Toor Dal 1 cup (kandipappu)
Bengal Gram Dal 1/2 tbsp
Red chilly Powder 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder 1/4 tbsp
Salt as per taste

For Seasoning :

Oil 1 tbsp
Dry Red Chilies 2 (broken)
Urad Dal 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds 1/4 tsp
Mustard Seeds 1/4 tsp
Curry Leaves 7
Garlic Pods 5 (crushed)
Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp

Preparation :

Take raw mango, wash and cut in to big pieces.

Wash toor dal, bengal gram dal, add turmeric powder,
add 2-3 cups water and pressure cook it for 2 whistles .

Open the lid after few mins add red chilly powder, raw mango
salt and cook it for more 1 whistle .

Seasoning :

Heat oil in a wok (popu garita). Add red chilly,
stir for few seconds, add urad dal, cumin seeds,
mustard seeds, when it splutter add curry leaves,
garlic, turmeric powder.

Remove from the flame.Pour on to prepared dal.

Serve it with rice, chapati, roti.....etc.

Makes around 5-6 servings .

It takes roughly 20- 25 mins to cook.

Note :

You can peel skin of mango .

You can cook it by adding all ingredients mango,
red chilly powder, salt to toor dal at once.

Tomato Pappu

Ingredients :

Toor Dal 1 cup(Kandi pappu)
Tomatoes 1 big
Onion 1/2 small
Green Chillies 7
Garlic Cloves 6 (crushed)
Turmeric Powder 1/2 tsp
Tamarind Pulp or Lemon 1 tsp
(Cumin seeds&Fenugreek) Powder pinch (Jilakara mentula podi)

For Seasoning :

Red chillies 3 (broken)
Urad dal 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds 1/2 tsp
Mustard Seeds 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves 6
Oil 1 tbsp

Preparation :

Wash toor dal with water 4-5 times, pour 2 1/2 cups water.Cut onion, Tomatoes,
slit and cut green chilly .Add all the above with turmeric powder to toordal.
Pressure cook it for 3 whistles.

Open it after 5 min, then add salt , (cumin seeds & fenugreek)
powder,and tamarind pulp or lemon to cooked dal.
Keep it on flame for few more minutes,off the flame.

Seasoning :

Heat oil in a small pan (popu garita). Add red chilly, stir for few seconds.
Then add urad dal,cumin seeds,mustard seeds,
when it splutter add curry leaves,garlic,pinch of turmeric powder.
Remove from the flame.Pour on to prepared dal.

Serve it with Chapati or Rice.