Vankaya Pappu / Dal With Egg Plant

Ingredients :

• 1 small cup Toor Dal
• 3 no Brinjal / Vankayalu / Egg Plant
• 1 Onion chopped
• 2 Green Chillies chopped
• 1 sp Tamarind Paste
• 1 pinch Turmeric Powder
• 1 sp Red Chilli Powder
• 1 pinch Hing / Inguva
• Salt to taste

For Popu :

• 1/2 sp Mustard Seeds
• 1/4 sp Cumin Seeds
• 1 Red Chilli crocked
• Curry Leaves
• 1 sp Oil

Preparation :

• Wash toor dal, brinjal and cut brinjal into small pieces and keep aside.
• pressure cook toor dal, brinjal pieces along with onion and green chillies.
• Let it cool for some time and remove the lid and mash it.
• Heat oil in a pan add popu ingredients and fry then add curry leaves and stir.
• Add cooked dal mixture, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, inguva and stir.
• Add tamarind paste, salt and mix well and add water if required.
• Let it cook for couple of mins and turn off the flame, vankaya pappu is ready.
• Take it out in a serving dish and serve, serve with hot rice and roties.