Pappu Pulusu / Simple Sambar

                             

Ingredients :

• 1/2 cup Toor Dal
• 1/2 lime size Tamarind
• 1 Tomato chopped
• 1 Onion chopped
• 2 Green Chillies
• 3 Red Chillies
• 1 pinch Turmeric Powder
• Salt to taste

For Popu :

• 1/2 sp Mustard Seeds
• 1/2 sp Cumin Seeds
• 1/4 sp Methi Seeds
• 1 Red Chilli crocked
• 1 pinch Hinghu
• Curry Leaves
• Coriander Leaves
• 2 sp Oil

Preparation :

• Wash toor dal and add onion, red & green chillies.
• Take tamarind, tomato in a separate bowl.
• Pressure cook dal and tamarind in separate bowls.
• Let it cool for some time & remove the lid.
• Mash dal along with chillies & onion.
• Mash tamarind and tomato into paste & add it to cooked dal.
• Heat oil in a pan add popu & fry for 2mins.
• When it splutter add curry leaves and dal mixture.
• Add 2cups of water salt, turmeric powder and stir well.
• Cook till it comes to boil & transfer into a serving bowl.
• Pappu pulusu is ready & garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve with white rice or idly or chapathi.