Dosakaya Pappu Recipe ~ Andhra Style Yellow Cucumber Dal Recipe

Dosakaya Pappu Recipe – A typical Andhra Dal / Side dish made with lentils and yellow cucumber.

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Dosakaya Pappu Recipe - Andhra Yellow Cucumber Dal Recipe

How to Make Andhra Dosakaya Pappu - A typical Andhra style dish made with lentils and yellow cucumber. 

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Total Time20 mins

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Andhra, Indian, South Indian

Servings: 4

Author: Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Toor Dal / Split yellow pigeon peas
• 1.5 cups Yellow Cucumber chopped
• 2 Green Chillies
• 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1/2 tsp Chana Dal
• 1/2 tsp Urad Dal
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1/8 tsp Hing
• Gooseberry size ball Tamarind
• 1 sprig Curry Leaves
• 1 Dried Red Chilli
• Red Chilli Powder as needed
• Sat to taste
• 1 tsp Oil

Instructions

• Soak the tamarind in water for 10 minutes and squeeze the water out of it and set aside.
• Put the rinsed toor dal, chopped cucumber, turmeric, slit green chillies and 1.5 cups of water in a pressure cooker and cook for 3 – 4 whistles.
• Switch off the heat and wait until the pressure go off.
• Add the tamarind extract, salt and red chilli powder to the cooked dal and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
• Heat oil in a pan for seasoning and add the mustard seeds, chana dal and urad dal. Let them splutter.
• Add the curry leaves, broken red chilli and hing and stir for few seconds. Switch off the flame
• Add the seasoned ingredients to the dal and mix well.
• Serve hot with rice or roti.

Method:

1. Soak the tamarind in water for 10 minutes and squeeze the water out of it and set aside.
2. Put the rinsed toor dal, chopped cucumber, turmeric, slit green chillies and 1.5 cups of water in a pressure cooker and cook for 3 – 4 whistles.
3. Switch off the heat and wait until the pressure go off.
4. Add the tamarind extract, salt and red chilli powder to the cooked dal and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Heat oil in a pan for seasoning and add the mustard seeds, chana dal and urad dal. Let them splutter.
6. Add the curry leaves, broken red chilli and hing and stir for few seconds. Switch off the flame
7. Add the seasoned ingredients to the dal and mix well.
8. Serve hot with rice or roti.

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• Lachko Dal
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• Thotakura Sambar
• Vendakkai Mandi
• Vellarikka Pulissery
• Andhra Dosakaya Koora
• Dosakaya Mukkala Pulusu

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