Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Dosekai pappu (Toor dal with indian cumcumber)

It is definitely one of the best Indian dishes.Enough amount of tamarind,salt,chillipowder will make the dal tasty.The best part for all the dishes and particularly for dal would be tempering,this is the point where you can add lot of flavors to your dish which make it delicious.

Let us go into the recipe.

This recipe will serve 2-3 persons

1/2 cup dal
1 1/2 inch tamarind strand (I use tamarind pulp so I add just a big pea size tamarind)
3 tsp chillipowder
salt

For tempering

Ghee or butter
Dry red chillies 3
Crushed garlic 2 big ones.
urad dal
mustard seeds
cumin seeds
curry leaves
green chillies
onions


1.cook dal with enough water.when dal is 90% done you can grind it well using a spatula then add cucumber pieces,turmeric powder,chillipowder and salt.
2.Meanwhile