Pesara Pappu Pulusu Recipe
Pesara Pappu Pulusu Recipe is a simple comfort food, made using yellow moong dal. The addition of tamarind and a lovely tadka over it, packs it with all the flavours.
Ingredients
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1/2 cup Yellow Moong Dal (Split)
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Water
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as needed
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2 tablespoons Tamarind Paste
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(adjust)
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2 Tomatoes
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1 Green Chilli
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slit
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1 sprig Curry leaves
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1 teaspoon Oil
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1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
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1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
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1 Dry Red Chilli
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1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)
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1 pinch Turmeric powder (Haldi)
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Salt
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to taste
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making Pesara Pappu Pulusu Recipe, pressure cook moong dal with a cup of water till cooked, for about 2 whistles
Step 2
Once the pressure releases, mash the dal with a potato masher, add salt and turmeric and a cup of water
Step 3
Keep aside
Step 4
In a heavy bottomed pan, heat some oil add in chopped tomatoes, curry leaves and green chillies and saute for two minutes
Step 5
Once the tomatoes are mushy, add the dal to this mixture
Step 6
Stir until all the ingredients combine
Step 7
Add tamarind puree and mix well
Step 8
Cover the pan and simmer for about 5 minutes
Step 9
In a tadka pan, heat oil on low flame, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and red chilli
Step 10
When the seeds start to splutter turn off heart, add hing and pour this tempering to the dal mixture
Step 11
Serve Pesara Pappu Pulusu Recipe with Steamed Rice, Andhra Gongura Pachadi, Kakarakaya Vepudu Recipe, Andhra Style Nalla Karam Podi Recipe