Tomato Pappu Recipe

Ingredients:

• Kandi Pappu/Toor dal - 1 Cup 
• Tomatoes - 3 cut into cubes
• Green Chillies chopped- 4 
• Garlic - 5 flakes 
• Karveepaku/Curry Leaves- 2stems
• Endu Mirpakaya/Red Chilli - 1
• Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil - 3 tbsp
• Jeelakarra/cumin seeds - 1tsp
• Avalu/mustard seeds - 1tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1tsp
• Water - 2 Cups
• Coriander for garnishing

Method:

• Wash Kandi pappu/Toor dal thoroughly.
• Take a Pressure Cooker. Add kandi pappu, tomatoes, green chillies, garlic, turmeric powder, curry leaves/karvepaku, 1/2tsp oil and pressure cook it for 15minutes in low flame.

•  Heat oil in pan. Add cumin seeds/jeelakarra, Avalu/Mustard seeds, Endu mirpakaya/red chilli and allow it to splutter.
• Now add the pressure cooked pappu/dal. Add salt, red chilli powder and allow it to cook for 10minutes.
• Finally garnish it with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice and pickle.