Miriyala Kandi Pappu Charu / Toor Dal Pepper Rasam

Ingredients:

• Kandi Pappu / Toor Dal - 1 cup
• Tomatoes - 2
• Miriyalu/Peppers - 1tsp
• Garlic - 5 flakes
• Tamarind/chintapandu - 1tsp soaked in water
• Dry Red Chillies - 4
• Bellam/Jaggery 1/2tsp
• Avalu/mustard seeds - 1tsp
• Jeelakarra/Cumin Seeds - 1tsp
• Curry Leaves/Karvepaaku - 3stems
• Coriander Leaves chopped - 2tbsp
• Oil - 2tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Pressure Cook Kandi Pappu/Toor Dal, Tomatoes, Tamarind and Turmeric powder. Then Mash this mixture with required water. Add salt and jaggery and keep aside.
• For Jeera Mix: Roughly grind Jeelakarra, Garlic and Miriyalu(peppers).
• For Tadka: Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and mustard seeds and allow it to splutter.
• Add Jeera mix and red chillies and fry for 2minutes and turn off the stove.
• Add this tadka, curry leaves and coriander leaves to the kandi pappu mixture and heat for 5minutes (don't boil).