Dosakaya Pappu
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Dosakaya Pappu

A simple yet versatile recipe for an awesome dosakaya pappu (dal), the concept of which can be applied to make many other OPOS dishes.

Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Chana Dal, Cucumber, Dosakai, Dosakaya, OPOS, Pappu
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 people
Author Senthil Sadasivam

Ingredients

To pressure cook

  • 2 Dosakaya peeled, deseeded, cubed
  • 1 cup Toor dal
  • 1 cup Onion chopped
  • 1 cup Tomato chopped
  • 2 Green chilies chopped
  • 4 Garlic cloves
  • 1 tbsp Sambar powder
  • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp Hing
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • Salt
  • Tamarind to taste

For tadka

  • 1/2 tbsp Mustard seeds
  • 1 tbsp Chana dal
  • 2 Red chilies
  • 2 sprigs Curry leaves

To garnish

  • 1/4 cup Coriander leaves chopped

Instructions

  1. Wash 1 cup toor dal in a pressure cooker. Add all other ingredients listed under items to pressure cook. Add enough water till the contents submerge, mix them well and pressure cook for 3 whistles. Wait till the pressure releases naturally.

  2. Do the tadka separately and mix it well with the dal and let the dal cook for another 3 or 4 mins.

  3. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve with hot rice.