Kaaram Pappu / spicy dal

Name: Kaaram Pappu / spicy dal
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 glass tur dal; 2 spoons chilli powder; to taste Salt; Pinch turmeric; 1 spoon Masala Dhaniya powder; 2 teaspoons Ground nut oil and ghee each; leaves for tadka Curry; Jeera,mustard and few pods of garlic

Harini Balakishan @cook_12162377

I have learnt the preparation of this tasty dal from my mother in law. Goes well with rice , chapati, poori, dosa etc.

Harini Balakishan @cook_12162377

I have learnt the preparation of this tasty dal from my mother in law. Goes well with rice , chapati, poori, dosa etc.

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Ingredients

1 glasstur dal
2 spoonschilli powder
to tasteSalt
Pinchturmeric
1 spoonMasala Dhaniya powder
2 teaspoonsGround nut oil and ghee each
leavesfor tadka Curry
Jeera,mustard and few pods of garlic

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Steps

1

Wash and cook tur dal along with pinch of turmeric and few oil drops
2

Pressure cook the dal till one whistle and simmer for ten minutes till is cooked very soft
3

Heat oil add mustard seeds, jeera, garlic pods crushed with jeera and pinch of turmeric
4

Add the cooked dal and sufficient water and allow it to boil. Add chilli powder, salt and masala Dhaniya powder and allow to boil (see my relative post for preparation of masala Dhaniya powder)
5

Put off the flame and add ghee.