Telangana
Bachali kura pappu
Malabar spinach meets toor dal. A little tamarind keeps the greens from getting too slippery.
40 minTime
11 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original206kcal
11 gprotein
8 gfibre
40minutes
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.
Ingredients
Method
5 steps- 1Wash the toor dal two or three times. Put it in a pressure cooker with the greens, onion, tomato, green chilli, turmeric and water.
- 2Pressure cook on medium for 3 to 4 whistles, then turn off the heat and let the pressure release naturally.
- 3Squeeze the tamarind into the dal, add salt and mash well with a pappu gutti or whisk. Simmer for 5 minutes, adding hot water if it is too thick.
- 4For the tadka, heat oil, add mustard and let it splutter, then cumin, garlic, red chilli, curry leaves and asafoetida.
- 5Pour the tadka over the dal, stir and serve hot with rice and ghee or with sajja rotte.
Serve it like this
Ladle into a steel bowl beside a mound of hot rice, with a spoon of ghee and a crisp papad or a raw onion on the side.
