Andhra Style Munagakaya Pappu or Daal with Drumsticks

Name: Andhra Style Munagakaya Pappu or Daal with Drumsticks
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 150 gm Pigeon Pea Lentils; 1 Onion finely chopped; 3 Tomatoes finely chopped; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tbsp Red chilli powder; 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste; 2 tsp Salt; 2 cups Drumstick pieces; 1/4 cup Tamarind soaked; 2 Sprigs Curry Leaves; FOR THE TEMPERING -; 2 tbsp Oil; 3-4 Dry Red chillies; 1/8 tsp Asafoetida; 1 tsp Cumin seeds; 1 tsp Black Mustard seeds; 2-3 Garlic cloves sliced

ZMA @zesty5

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A healthy and a flavourful Daal recipe from my home State. It's almost an everyday affair in most of the homes including mine. It tastes best with Pigeon Pea Lentils but a mix of Bengal Gram or Chana Daal with it also tastes better. You can mix both the daals or use any one of it according to your liking. But personally i prefer the Pigeon Pea Lentils. Made with simple pantry staples along with Drumstick pieces, it is helluva lot healthy and wholesome too. A complete comfort meal by all means, it can be served piping hot with plain boiled Rice and Pickle for a satiating Lunch experience. Poppadums or Papad alongside add much needed charm to the meal.

Happy Cooking Friends!
Enjoy Cooking with Zeen!

ZMA @zesty5

Happy Cooking Friends!
Enjoy Cooking with Zeen!

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Ingredients

40 minutes

8 servings

150 gmPigeon Pea Lentils
1Onion finely chopped
3Tomatoes finely chopped
1/2 tspTurmeric powder
1 tbspRed chilli powder
1 tspGinger garlic paste
2 tspSalt
2 cupsDrumstick pieces
1/4 cupTamarind soaked
2 SprigsCurry Leaves
FOR THE TEMPERING -
2 tbspOil
3-4Dry Red chillies
1/8 tspAsafoetida
1 tspCumin seeds
1 tspBlack Mustard seeds
2-3Garlic cloves sliced

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Steps

40 minutes

1

Wash and soak the lentils in enough water for 4-5 hours. Pressure cook them with chopped onion and tomatoes, turmeric, ginger garlic paste, red chilli powder, a little of salt and curry leaves for almost 6 whistles or as required.
2

Let the pressure settle down before opening the lid of the cooker. Mix well and add the drumstick pieces now. You can pressure cook them for 4 whistles if desired. But i prefer them being slow cooked on fire until tender.
3

This way the drumsticks get cooked properly and are not mushy at all. If we pressure cook, then the chances are that they might become too soft and over cooked and will not taste good.
4

Cover with a lid and simmer until the drumsticks are done. This might take atleast 20 minutes on a medium high heat. Keep stirring in between at regular intervals. Now add tamarind water (which we get by squeezing the soaked tamarind) to adjust the consistency of it to your liking by adding extra water if required.
5

Now comes the tempering part. Heat ghee on a low heat and add asafoetida first. Next add all the other ingredients one by one. Let the seeds crackle and the cloves get fried with a nice aroma. Now is the time to add this tempering to the daal. Mix well and it's all ready to be served.
6

Serve this yummy, flavourful, aromatic and healthy daal with rice and pickle alongside poppadums for a comfort meal par excellence.

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ZMA @zesty5

on May 09, 2020 00:01

Homemaker by choice and a passionate cook by heart. An aspiring cook who actually never knew anything about Cooking until i became a mother myself.With Motherhood came the responsibilities as well and this was the turning point in my life.I started to learn the ABC's of cooking, taking help from my mother and my MIL. And time just flew. I spread my wings higher and higher. With my love for excellence and innovation, i stepped into a world of homecooks with my exposure to Cookpad one fine day on the social media. And there was no looking back since then and i have not only shared recipes here on this wonderful platform but also have made some lovely friends as well. Today iam successful because of my hard work, dedication and loads of good wishes of my family and my kids in particular.