🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Palakura Pappu

Name: Palakura Pappu
Prep time: 11 min
Cook time: 32 min
Total time: 43 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 1/2 tsp Garam Masala; to taste Salt; 300 g, chopped Spinach; 1, finely chopped Onion; 3, chopped Tomato; 1-2, slit Green Chili; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; 2 tbsp Ghee; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 cup, rinsed Yellow Lentils (Toor Dal); 2 tbsp Tamarind Paste

🇮🇳 Indian

Spinach dal the Andhra way, iron-rich and ghee-tempered. The everyday pot of gold that anchors every Indian thali. Serve with steamed rice and a spoon of ghee.

Prep 11 min Cook 32 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
Garam Masala1/2 tsp
Saltto taste
Spinach300 g, chopped
Onion1, finely chopped
Tomato3, chopped
Green Chili1-2, slit
Cumin Seeds1 tsp
Ghee2 tbsp
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Yellow Lentils (Toor Dal)1 cup, rinsed
Tamarind Paste2 tbsp

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Rinse the spinach in several changes of water till it runs clear, then pressure-cook with turmeric, salt and plenty of water until completely soft.
2
Mash the dal lightly against the side of the pot; leave some texture.
3
For the tadka, bloom cumin in ghee with dried red chilies until they swell and darken.
4
Build a quick masala of the yellow lentils (toor dal) in the tadka pan, let it sizzle into the ghee, and stir it through the dal.
5
Finish with a second tiny tadka — ghee, red chili powder, poured sizzling over the top — and a shower of cilantro.

Chef's tip

Resting the finished dish for five minutes off the heat lets the spices settle and deepen.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Function Style Palakura Pappu 👉ఇలాచేయండి పెళ్లిభోజనం తినట్లే కమ్మగా ఉంటుంది😋👌| Palakura Pappu Telugu · on YouTube