Beerakaya Pappu

Ingredients:

• 3/4 Cup toor dal
• One medium sized ridge gourd
• 6 to 10 Green chilli peppers, finely chopped
• One medium sized onion, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp Tamarind extract
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric
• 1 tsp Peanut oil
For Tadka
• 1 tsp Each of mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin, minced garlic and curry leaves

How to make Beerakaya Pappu:

• Peel and cut the ridge gourd into small cubes.
• Place toor dal, ridge gourd, onion, green chilli peppers, tamarind and turmeric in a pressure cooker.
• Add about two cups of water and cook them until 3 whistles or till they turn soft.
• Combine salt with this cooked mixture.
• With a wood masher, make a fine paste of the cooked dal and vegetables.
• For a more soup kind of dal, add water, stir and bring it to a boil.
• In a vessel, heat peanut oil.
• Fry the tadka ingredients in it till golden brown.
• Combine the mashed dal-veggie paste with it, mix well.