Nimmakaya Pappu ~ Lemon Dal
A very special dal with minimal ingredients is Nimmakaya Pappu. Cooked with either tur dal or yellow moong dal, its a winner of a recipe. The lemon lends a tangy taste to the earthiness of the dal and the spice of green chillis balance out the flavors. A classic, down-to-earth comforting Andhra recipe.
Nimmakaya Pappu Recipe
Preparation: 15-20 mts
Serves 4-5 persons
Cuisine: Andhra
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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
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.
By Sailu • Jan 26th, 2009 • Category: All Recipes, Andhra Recipes, Dals & Legumes, Indian Lentil Recipes
Love this lemon pappu. I make this very often at summer time. It will be over in a eye blink.
WOW very healthy recipe.I make dis with pesarapappu…thanks alot!!!
hi sailu
just have one doubt rgd ur bread recipe.
u have mentioned maida in kgs. here in US we r used to cups, is it possible for u to tell how many cups. i have asked the same question in the bread recipe post but didn’t get any ans?
That would be approx 8 cups of maida.
Happy Republic to you too Sailu. Nimakayya pappu is one super duper quick recipe. Tastes great too. I serve it often with rotis
Serve this to me with rice and pickles, a real comfort food.
hi, i came across this dish after moving to Hyd, and love it! yours looks so good, such comfort food:-)
Hi Sailu, a gr8 recipe…one of my hubby’s favorite one!! I tried it with pesarapappu and it was too good….:)..
hi sailaja, ur nimmakayapappu is looking soo tempting. it is a familiar recipe in andhra know? sailu…2 days back i happened to see one old swathi book. i read about summer cooler drinks and the writer is sailaja g. is it that u? the photos r nice and looking like urs.
I haven’t written an article for Swathi.
We make a similar dal with Toor, called as Khatti dal. For sourness we add tamarind or lemon concentrate. Looks delicious.
Very tasty. Am fond of Nimmakaya Pappu.
comforting and soothing
i think i will make some today.. btw how have you been?
Hey Mythili, am doing great. Hope you had a great start into the new year.
looks really yummy n healthy
thks for ur grt recepies , can u give recepies for gawar,louki n pumpkin
goooooooooooooooooood job!
Beautiful dal. I bought some toor dal to try (for the first time!) last weekend, and this looks like a good dish to show it off.
Sailu. tried the Andhra chicken fry the other day which turned out pretty good. Planing on trying the nimmakaya pappu this week..your recipes are simple yet tasty..which is a rarity..great recipes and a great site..you are the best..:-))
what a lovely summery dal!
This is a beautiful day. I am reading the recipe and notice you write ‘add asafoetida’ Please tell me how much! Many thanks! I am looking forward to tasting this wonder-full recipe. All the best, Leah.
Thank you, Leah. A pinch of asafoetida will do.
I am making this for lunch 2day…hopefully it will taste as good as the one I tasted at my friend’s place.
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Hello sailu,
I got married recently and i am very bad at cooking.
And this site is really helping me in knowing the recipes. Thanx a lot!!