Erra Pappu

 

Ingredients:

• Kandi Pappu/Toor Dal - 1cup
• Tomatoes - 5 medium
• Onion - 1 small
• Red Chilli Powder - 2tbsp(if required you can add more according to ur taste)
• Garlic - 5 flakes 
• Karvepaaku/curry leaves - 1 sprig
• Avalu/mustard seeds - 1tsp
• Jeelakarra - 1tsp
• Endu Mirchi/ Dry red chillies -4
• Tamarind -  1tsp soaked in water
• Oil - 2tbsp
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Wash Kandi pappu thoroughly.
• Boil Kandi pappu/toor dal, Tomatoes, Red chilli powder and onion until the kandi pappu is well cooked. 
• When the pappu is well cooked, add salt and tamarind and cook for 5minutes.
• Now remove pappu from stove and mix it well using pappu rubbi.
• Now heat oil in a pan. Add avalu, jeelakarra, endu mirchi and allow it to splutter.
• Add garlic, curry leaves and fry for 2minutes.
• Add this tadka to the pappu and mix it well and boil it for 5minutes.
• Garnish it with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice, mango pickle and ghee.