Recipe
Andhra Pappu
Andhra-style toor dal cooked with tangy tomato and tamarind
Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Serves
4
Level
easy
Ingredients
- 1 cup oily toor dal
- 3 tomatoes, chopped
- 1 tbsp tamarind paste
- 4 green chilies
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- Curry leaves
- 2 dried red chilies
- Pinch of hing
- 2 tbsp oil
Method
- 1
Cook toor dal with tomatoes and turmeric until very soft.
- 2
Add tamarind paste, green chilies and salt, simmer 10 minutes.
- 3
Mash the dal well for smooth consistency.
- 4
Heat oil, add mustard, cumin, dried chilies, curry leaves and hing.
- 5
Pour tempering over the pappu and mix well.
- 6
Serve with hot steamed rice and a dollop of ghee.
