Thotakura Senaga Pappu

Ingredients:

• Senaga Pappu/Bengal gram - 1 cup
• Thotakura/Amaranthus - 3 bunches
• Onion - 1 chopped
• Green Chillies - 2 chopped
• Garlic - 5 flakes chopped
• Endu mirchi/Red Chilli - 1
• Curry leaves/karvepaaku - 1 stem
• Avalu/mustard seeds - 1tsp
• Jeelakarra/cumin seeds - 1tsp
• Dhaniya powder - 1/2tsp (optional)
• Fresh coconut powder - 1tbsp (optional)
• Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp
• Water - 1/2cup
• Oil - 2tbsp

Preparation:

• Soak senaga pappu/bengal gram in water for 1hour.
• Wash thoroughly thotakura/amaranthus and drain the water. Chop it finely.

Method:

• Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds mustard seeds, red chilli and allow it to splutter.
• Once spluttering starts add green chillies, onions, garlic, curry leaves, turmeric powder and fry until onion turns light golden brown.
• Add soaked senaga pappu and fry for 5mintues.
• Now add chopped thotakura and fry for few minutes.
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• Add water, close with lid and allow it to cook until senaga pappu and thotakura is well cooked.
• Add salt, dhaniya powder and coconut powder and fry for 5minutes.
• Serve hot with rice and ghee.