BEERAKAYA PAPPU RECIPE

Beerakaya Pappu Recipe Difficulty Easy Rating 8.2 / 10 ( 5 votes) Recipe Type Veg. Ingredients: • 3/4 Cup toor dal • One medium sized ridge gourd • 6 to 10 Green chilli peppers, finely chopped • One medium sized onion, finely chopped • 1 tbsp Tamarind extract • 1/2 tsp Salt • 1/4 tsp Turmeric • 1 tsp Peanut oil • • For Tadka • • 1 tsp Each of mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin, minced garlic and curry leaves How to make Beerakaya Pappu: • Peel and cut the ridge gourd into small cubes. • Place toor dal, ridge gourd, onion, green chilli peppers, tamarind and turmeric in a pressure cooker. • Add about two cups of water and cook them until 3 whistles or till they turn soft. • Combine salt with this cooked mixture. • With a wood masher, make a fine paste of the cooked dal and vegetables. • For a more soup kind of dal, add water, stir and bring it to a boil. • In a vessel, heat peanut oil. • Fry the tadka ingredients in it till golden brown. • Combine the mashed dal-veggie paste with it, mix well.