Dondakaya Pappu ~ Spicy Ivy Gourd Dal

Ingredients :Chopped Ivy gourd / Tindora : 1 cup
Toor Dal : 1/2 cup
Tomato : 1 big sized
Onion : 1 big sized
Green Chillies : 3
Dried Red chilli : 1
Garlic Cloves : 3
Mustard Seeds : 1/2 tsp
Urad Dal : 1/2 tsp
Chana Dal : 1/2 tsp
Tamarind : Gooseberry size ball
Turmeric Powder : 1/8 tsp
Hing : 1/8 tsp
Curry Leaves : 1 sprig
Salt to taste
Oil : 2 tsp

Method :

Put the toor dal, tindora, chopped tomato, chopped onion, tamarind, green chillies and a cup of water in a pressure cooker and cook till 3 whistles. Turn off the flame and wait until the pressure go off. Heat a teaspoon of oil in a vessel. Add the mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal and let them splutter. Add the garlic cloves, red chilli and curry leaves to it and fry for a few seconds. Now add the dal mixture, salt, red chilli powder and turmeric to it and cook for 2 minutes. Switch off the flame and serve hot with roti or steamed rice, dollop of ghee and some papads.

You might also like to check these simple dal recipes:

• Gujarati Dal Recipe
• Lemon Onion Dal
• Pumpkin Dal
• Dal Lucknowi
• Cabbage Moong Dal Tadka
• Kerala Dal

Other Names: Tindora Dal, Tondekai Thove, Donda kaaya Pappu.