Veggies Magic

In our South Indian meals, usually along with some dal and curry, even pulusu (some liquid) is also a must. So, a variety of liquid based dishes like rasam, sambar, theepi pulusu, pachi pulusu and many others are prepared.

Here is the recipe for Pesara pappu pulusu (Moong dal rasam).

Ingredients:

1 cup moong dal (pesara pappu)
1 big onion chopped
2 red chillies
1 green chilli
lemon sized tamarind
1 tsp mustard seeds
pinch of hing (asafoetida,inguva)
pinch of turmeric
few curry leaves
salt to taste

Preparation:

• Boil the moong dal and keep aside.
• Soak the tamarind in warm water and keep aside for few minutes.
• Squeeze the juice from it and make two cups of diluted tamarind water from it.

Procedure:

• Firstly do the popu in a skillet with mustard seeds,red chillies,green chilli,curry leaves and hing.
• Saute the onions for few minutes, till they are soft .
• Add a pinch of turmeric and saute well.
• Stir in the diluted tamarind water and add salt.
• Let it boil for some time for about ten minutes.
• Add the boiled moong dal , stir well and boil for another five minutes and put off the stove.
• 

It goes very well with rice.

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