🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Chintakaya Pappu

Name: Chintakaya Pappu
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 26 min
Total time: 41 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 1/2 tsp Garam Masala; to taste Salt; 2, finely sliced Onion; 2, chopped Tomato; 2 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

Tamarind dal Telugu style, sour enough to need a second helping of rice. The everyday pot of gold that anchors every Indian thali. Perfect with jeera rice and papad on the side.

Prep 15 min Cook 26 min Serves 3 Medium

Ingredients

Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
Garam Masala1/2 tsp
Saltto taste
Onion2, finely sliced
Tomato2, chopped
Green Chili2
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 yellow lentils (toor dal) 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
Heat ghee in a small pan and crackle cumin with a pinch of asafoetida; add the onions and fry till golden.
4
Add the tamarind paste to the pan and cook till jammy, then tip everything into the dal and simmer ten minutes so the flavours marry.
5
Taste for salt and sourness; a squeeze of lemon at the end makes the dal taste of itself, only louder.

Chef's tip

Taste as you go — chili heat, salt and sourness should all lift each other, not fight.

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Video: చింతకాయ పప్పు — అసలు గ్రామీణ రుచితో రుచికరమైన పప్పు || Chinthakaya Pappu | Traditional Style Dal 🍋 · on YouTube