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Palakura Pappu Recipe

Yields1 ServingPrep Time10 minsCook Time20 minsTotal Time30 mins

Palakura Pappu is a quintessential dish from the Andhra Cuisine that comes with a host of health benefits in it. Relish this nutritive dish with rice and roti along with an array of other dishes in a regular south Indian Meal...

palakura pappu recipe

Key Ingredients
 1 Bunch Of palak Green
 ½ Cup Of Tuvar Dal
 ½ tsp Red Chilli Powder
 ½ tsp Coriander Powder
 ½ tsp Sugar
 ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
 2 pinches Asafoetida Powder
 ½ tsp Tamarind Paste
 Required Amount Of Salt and Water
Vegetables Required
 ½ Cup Of Shallots
 ½ Cup Of Tomato (chopped)
 10 Garlic Pods (peeled)
 2 Nos Of Green Chillies (slit)
For The Tempering
 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
 1 tsp Jeera seeds / Cumin Seeds
 2 Nos Of Dried Red Chillies
 1 Twig Of Curry Leaves
 ½ tsp Urad Dal (broken)
 2 tsp Ghee
Clean And Chop The Palak
1

Wash the palak twice or thrice in running water and take out the leaves from the stalk.

2

Drop the leaves in a bowl and wash it again.

3

Chop them into big pieces and add into a bowl.

Add The Veggies
4

Now add half a cup of shallots and half a cup of chopped tomatoes to it.

5

Tip in two slit green chilies along with ten garlic pods.

6

Transfer it to a small pot and add a cup of water and place it over a stove.

7

Tip in a pinch of turmeric powder and a quarter teaspoon of sugar and stir in and turn on the flame.

8

Let it cook for about ten minutes approximately and after sometime just turn off the stove and keep the pot aside.

Boil The Tuvar Dal
9

Take half a cup of tuvar dal and drop it in a small vessel and pour two cups of water in it.

10

Place it inside a cooker and pressure cook it for three to four whistles.

11

Turn off the stove and let the pressure subside.

Temper The Ingredients
12

Meanwhile, do the tempering for Palakura Pappu.

13

Place a pan in the stove and squirt in two teaspoons of ghee in it and maintain the flame in medium mode.

14

When it starts melting, just toss over some mustard seeds and let it splutter.

15

Now add a teaspoon of jeera seeds and follow it up with a dried red chili and half a teaspoon of broken urad dal.

16

Finally, tip in a pinch of asafoetida powder along with a twig of curry leaves and let it sizzle too.

Add The Other Ingredients
17

Immediately add the boiled palak along with the other veggies and stir in.

18

Sprinkle the required amount of salt and a little turmeric powder.

19

Tip in half a teaspoon of red chili powder and coriander powder each and mash up using a masher.

20

After two minutes, take out the boiled dal (pappu) from the pressure cooker and drop it into the pan after mashing it well too.

21

Finally, plop in half a teaspoon of tamarind paste and stir in while altering the flame to high mode.

22

When it becomes fragrant and gets thickened, turn off the stove and sprinkle some curry leaves to it.

23

Now the delicious palakura pappu is ready.

24

Serve it with hot steamed rice along with gongura chutney, brinjal fry and a crisp.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 cup

Servings 0


Amount Per Serving
Calories 101
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 4.1g7%
Total Carbohydrate 35g12%
Protein 13.5g27%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.