Dosakaya Pappu Recipe (Andhra Style):

 

Preparation: 25 minutes

Serves 4-5 persons

Cuisine: Andhra style

 

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Ingredients:

1 Cup Tur dal/red gram dal (kandi pappu)

1 1/2 cubed yellow cucumber (dosakaya)

1 Onion, chopped

2-3 Tomato, finely chopped

One big pinch turmeric powder

2-3 green chilli, slit lengthwise

1 Table spoon red chilli powder

salt to taste

2 cups water

 

For seasoning: 

1 Table spoon mustard seeds

1/2 Table spoon cumin seeds

3-4 garlic cloves, crushed

2 dry red chilli

10-12 fresh curry leaves

2 Table spoon oil

1/2 bunch freshly chopped coriander leaves

 

Method of Preparation:
 

 Peel the skin off  yellow cucumber (dosakaya) cut into half. De-seed and Chop them in to small cubes and keep it separate.

In a pressure cooker, place dal, cubed yellow cucumber slices (dosakaya mukkalu), onions, tomatoes, green chilli, chilli powder. Add 2 cups of water and cook up to 3 whistles in pressure cooker. Cucumber pieces will not get completely mushy it tastes good when they are in that form.

Heat the oil in the heavy bottom pan. Once the oil is hot add dry Red chillies, Cumin Seeds,
Mustard Seeds and let them roast for 2 min. Add Curry Leaves, followed by crushed garlic and
turmeric powder. (You will get nice aroma of garlic.)
Then add dal, salt to the seasoning and mix it well.

Remove from fire.

Now garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves.  This taste so good when its taken with ghee and hot rice.