dosakaya pappu

Ingredients:

Toor dal (or Masoor dal) - 1 cup

Dosakaya (cucumber) – 1 cup
Tomato – 1 small

Green chilies – 3

Red chili powder – 1tsp

Turmeric – 1/8 tsp

Tamarind- lemon size
salt to taste

For tempering:

Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
chana dal - 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
Asafetida – pinch

Curry leaves – 4

Red chilies – 2

Method:

Put the first 6 ingredients in a pressure cooker with 1tsp of oil. Cook till done Heat 1tsp oil, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, chana dal and wait till they pop, then add red chilies, curry leaves, asafetida. Add the tempering and salt to the cooked dal ,add tamarind pulp,salt to taste and cook on low flame for about 10minutes.