Pappu Charu

Ingredients

To Cook Dal

• 1 Cup Toor Dal

• 1/4 Cup Chana Dal

• 2 Cups Water

• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder

• 1tbsp Oil

To boil the Dal

• 1/2 Cup Onions, sliced

• 8-10 Green chilies, slit into half

• 1 Cup Tomato

• 2 Cups Sorakaya, optional

• 2 tbsp Tamarind Extract

• 2 tsp Rasam powder

• 1tbsp Jaggery powder

• Salt as needed

• 3 Cups Water

For Tadka

• 2tbsp Ghee

• 1/4tsp Mustard Seeds

• 1/4tsp Cumin seeds

• 3-4 Garlic cloves, sliced

• 8-10 Curry leaves

• 2-4 Red chilies

Instructions

• Wash the Toor Dal and Chana Dal thoroughly.

• Take a pressure cooker, add Toor Dal, Chana Dal, oil and turmeric powder.

• Pressure cook for 3 whistles.

• After 3 whistles, turn of the heat. Let the pressure release naturally.

• Once the pressure is released, mash the cooked Dal well using a vegetable masher.

• To the boiled Dal, add onions, green chilies, tomatoes, sorakaya, rasam powder, jaggery, tamarind extract, salt and water.

• Mix well and pressure cook for one whistle.

• When the pressure releases, remove the lid, stir it well & adjust the salt if needed.

• For tadka, heat ghee in a pan. Add mustard seeds and allow them to crackle.

• Add cumin seeds and stir it.

• Add sliced Garlic, red chilies and saute for few seconds.

• Add Curry leaves and let them crackle. Stir it well.

• Transfer the tadka into the boiled Dal.

• Pappu Charu is ready to be served.

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