Dal Rasam / Pappu Charu Recipe

Pappu charu is a tasty, simple n traditional andhra recipe, taste like mild sambar using without sambar powder. Lets see the preparation.

Ingredients :

Thoor dal - 1/4 cup (washed n soaked for 20 mins)
Tomato - 3 (chopped)
Tamarind paste - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Red Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Ghee - 2 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 5
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Dried red chilly - 2 (broken)
Asafoedita - 2 pinches
Coriander leaves - 1 handful
Salt to taste

Method :

In a pressure cooker, add n cook thoor dal with 1 cup of water with turmeric powder for 3 whistle.

Heat a pan with tomato n 1 cup of water, bring to boil. Once tomatoes started boiling, add n cook tamarind paste, red chilly powder, cooked thoor dal for 10 mins in medium flame. Turn-off the flame.

Heat a seasoning pan with ghee, add n fry dried red chilly, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, asafoedita with curry leaves until mustard seeds stops spluttering.

Add this seasoning into the cooked tomato dal n mix it well with salt.

Garnish with chopped fresh coriander leaves.

Tasty, quick n simple Pappu Charu is ready to serve.

Serve with Hot Steamed Rice, Any Spicy Veg Roast n Mango Pickle.

Love Cook Joy.