Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Gongura (red sorrel leaves) pappu






Ingredients
Quantity
Gongura (red sorrel leaves)
1 bunch
Tour dal
1 cup
Green chilly
4
Turmeric
Pinch
Salt
To taste
Mustard seeds
1 tea spoon
Cumin seeds
1 tea spoon
Fenugreek seeds
5
Garlic cloves
7
Red chili powder
1 table spoon
Hinge
pinch

Preparation method

  1. Wash the gongura and cut into small pieces and keep it aside.
  2. Take the gongura and dal into a pressure cooker, and add 2 cups of water and cook for 3 to 4 whistles. The dal should be cooked and you should be able to mash it with back of a ladle.
  3. Let it cool down the pressure and add salt, turmeric, green chili and put dal on the low flame for 5 to 6 minutes.
  4.  Heat a small pan and add oil, when the oil is heated add  mustard seeds, fry until pops, add cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, red chili powder, and add hinge fry it for 2 minutes and add garlic cloves fry it for 1 minute  and mix it into the dal.After 5 minutes switch off the flame.
  5. You can serve with hot plain rice or chapatti



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