Name: Menthi Kura Pappu Recipe - South Indian Style Methi Dal Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Toor Dal; 1 1/2 cup Fenugreek Leaves; 2 - 3 units Green Chillies; 1 Onion (large); 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds; 1/2 tsp Chana Dal; 1/2 tsp Urad Dal; 1/4 tsp Cumin Seeds; 1/8 tsp Hing; Gooseberry size Tamarind ball; 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder; Red Chilli Powder as needed; Salt to taste; 1 tbsp Oil

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Menthi Kura Pappu Recipe – Andhra style Dal made with lentils, fresh fenugreek leaves and spices. This dal is so comforting and perfect for rice or roti.

Few More Dal Recipes on the blog:

If you are looking for more Methi Recipes then do check Methi Na Gota, Methi Sambar, Methi Jowar Roti, Corn Methi Pakora, Millet Methi Pulao and Methi Paratha.

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Menthi Kura Pappu Recipe - South Indian Style Methi Dal Recipe

How to Make South Indian style methi or fenugreek dal recipe. An easy, healthy comforting dal recipe from South India.

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time25 mins

Total Time30 mins

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: South Indian

Keyword: Dal Recipes, Indian Food

Servings:

Calories: 151kcal

Author: Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

Ingredients

½ cup Toor Dal
1 ½ cup Fenugreek Leaves
2 - 3 units Green Chillies
1 Onion large
½ tsp Mustard Seeds
½ tsp Chana Dal
½ tsp Urad Dal
¼ tsp Cumin Seeds
⅛ tsp Hing
Gooseberry size Tamarind ball
¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
Red Chilli Powder as needed
Salt to taste
1 tbsp Oil

Instructions

Put the rinsed toor dal, turmeric powder and 1 cup of water in a pressure cooker and cook for 3 – 4 whistles.
Soak the tamarind in water for 10 minutes and squeeze the extract out of it. Keep it aside.
Wash the fenugreek leaves and chop them roughly or finely. Keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan. Add the mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal and cumin seeds and let them splutter.
Add the slit green chillies, broken red chilli and hing and fry for a couple of seconds.
Then add cubed onion and fry until light brown color.
Add the chopped fenugreek leaves and saute for 2 minutes.
Sprinkle little water and cover with a lid.
Let it cook completely.
Add cooked toor dal, tamarind extract. salt, red chilli powder and little water and mix.
Let it cook for 5 – 7 minutes.
Turn off the flame and serve hot with rice or roti.

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Comments

Shama Nagarajan says

March 20, 2014 at 5:52 am

we love it…

nandoos Kitchen says

March 20, 2014 at 7:48 am

healthy and tasty

Uma Ramanujam says

March 20, 2014 at 10:48 am

love the entire platter.

Hema says

March 20, 2014 at 4:08 pm

Love this, healthy and delicious..

Priya Suresh says

March 20, 2014 at 4:32 pm

Am ready to finish that whole platter rite now, pappu is just inviting me.