Andhra Pradesh

Palakura pappu

Name: Palakura pappu
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Andhra
Ingredients: 2/3 cup toor dal (split pigeon peas); 1 big bunch chopped spinach; 1 small tomato; 1 small onion; 2 green chilli; a tiny piece tamarind; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 2 cups water; 2 tsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 1 tsp ghee; 4 cloves garlic; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1 dried red chilli; 2 sprigs curry leaves; Salt, to taste

Spinach and toor dal with a garlic tempering. Andhra's everyday green comfort.

30 minTime

10 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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Grandma's waySpinach, toor dal and garlic tempering.

The original

180kcalsame

10 gproteinsame

7 gfibresame

30minutessame

Palakura pappu.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Toor dal (split pigeon peas)⅔ cup

Spinach1 big bunch, chopped

Tomato1 small

Onion1 small

Green chilli2

Tamarinda tiny piece

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Water2 cups

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tsp

Ghee1 tsp

Garlic4 cloves

Mustard seeds½ tsp

Cumin seeds½ tsp

Dried red chilli1

Curry leaves2 sprigs

Saltto taste

Method

3 steps

1Pressure cook dal, spinach, tomato, onion, green chilli, tamarind and turmeric with water for 3 whistles.
2Mash well with a wooden masher, add salt.
3Temper garlic, mustard, cumin, red chilli and curry leaves in oil and ghee; pour over.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

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Palakura pappu

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