thotakura pappu

Ingrediants:

• toor dal 1cup
• 2tomatoes
• 6green chillies
• tamarind lemon size
• salt to taste
• 6curry leaves

For tadka:

• 1/4tsp urad dal
• 1/2tsp mustard seeds
• 1/2tsp cumin seeds
• 3 garlic pods
• 1 redi chilli

Preparation:

1. wash toor dal and take into cooking pan,add 2cups of water,pinch salt,little oil and let it cook for 10min.
2. now add green chilli,tomato pieces,thotakura(amarnath leaves), and cook for another 10min.
3. when all the ingrediants get cooked well  switchoff the stove and add tamarind,dip into the dal so that it soak well.keep for 2min,add salt.and mix well with pappu garita,so that it mix well.and tomato,green chilli pieces are cut and mix well into dal.
4. now make tadka my adding 2tsp oil,mustard seeds,cumin seeds,garlic pods,red chilli split,curry leaves,fry it and add to dal.
5. thotakura pappu is ready to eat.
6. this is traditional way of cooking dal,otherwise you can add all ingrediants in cooker and put upto 3vessels,this is the simpliest way to cook dal.