Dosakaya Pappu(Cucumber Dal)

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Ingredients:

1 small cup tur dal/kandi pappu

1 cup peeled&chopped Dosakaya/Cucumber pieces.

2-4 green chillies, slit lengthwise

1/4 tsp turmeric pwd

1/2 tsp of red chile pwd

lemon size of tamarind

salt to taste

8-10 fresh curry leaves

2 cups water, approx

For seasoning/poppu/tadka:

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1/2 tsp urad dal/minappa pappu/split gram dal (optional)

3-4 garlic cloves, crushed

2 dry red chillis, De-seed and tear

10-12 fresh curry leaves

1/4 tsp hing pwd

2-3 tsps oil

1 In a pressure cooker, place dal, Dosakaya/Cucumber pieces, curry leaves, green chillis, red chile pwd ,salt to taste and turmeric pwd,tamarind. Add 2 1/2 to 3 cups of water and pressure cook up to 3-4 whistles. If cooking over stove top, cook till the dal is almost cooked.

2 Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel, add mustard seeds and as they jump around, add cumin seeds, urad dal, garlic, red chillis and curry leaves ,hing and stir fry for half a minute.

3 Add this to the pressure cooked dal and combine. Cook on slow to medium flame for 5-7 mins without lid or till you get the consistency of your choice.

4 Serve with white rice OR roti.