Nimakaya Pappu

Ingredients:

1 cup tur dal/red gram dal/kandi pappu OR yellow moong dal/pesara pappu
big pinch turmeric pwd
2-3 green chillis, slit lengthwise
juice of a small lemon
salt to taste
3 cups water
For seasoning/poppu/tadka:
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 dry red chillis, de-seed and tear
few fresh curry leaves
1-2 tsps oil

Method:

1. In a pressure cooker, place a cup of tur dal, turmeric pwd, 2 1/2 cups of water and pressure cook upto 3 whistles. If cooking over stove top, cook till the dal is soft. Mash dal, add a cup of water and salt. You can add more water if you want a watery consistency. Cook on slow to medium flame for 4-5 mts. Turn off heat.
2. Add lemon juice and combine. Keep aside.
3. Heat oil in a pan, add mustards seeds and as they splutter, add cumin seeds, green chillis, red chillis and curry leaves and stir fry for a few seconds. Add asafoetida and turn off heat.
4. Add this to the dal and combine. Serve with white rice or rotis.