Menthi Kura Pappu
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 cup Toor Dal
- 1 1/2 cup Chopped Menthi Kura
- 1 Green Chili (vertically sliced)
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric
- Tamarind
- Salt as per your taste
- 1 tsp Mustard
- 1/2 tsp Cumin
- 1 or 2 cloves Garlic
- 1 sprig Curry Leaves
- 1 pinch Asafoetida
- 1 tbsp Oil
Instructions
- Wash dal and add to pressure cooker. Also add green chilli, tamarind.
- Add 2 cups of water and turmeric to the dal.
- Pluck menthi leaves, rinse with lot of water and drain. Add to the dal, place lid and cook for 2-3 whistles.
- When pressure goes off, remove the lid. Dal should be nicely cooked without any water. If you have little water cook dal on a high flame for 2-3 minutes.
- Add salt as per your taste and mash dal with back of a ladle.
- Add a tbsp of oil to a frying pan, add mustard, cumin when splutters, add minced garlic, curry leaves and asafoetida. When fried, switch off the flame.
- Add the seasoning to the dal, mix well and cook for 1-2 minutes on a low flame.
- Tasty Menthi kura pappu is ready. Serve hot with white rice or chapati.
