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Dosakaya Pappu

Prep: 5 minCook: 20 minServes: 5andhra, indian

Our family friends sent us few yellow cucumbers aka dosakaya grown in their farm. Decided to put them to good use by pickling 2 large cucumbers while a small sized cucumber made itself available for a wonderful pappu kura.

Dosakaya Pappu

Dosakaya Pappu

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 20 min
Total: 25 min
Serves: 5
Easyandhra, indian

Ingredients

20
5 servings

Instructions

  1. 1

    In a pressure cooker, place dal, cubed dosakaya mukkalu, onions, tomatoes, green chillis, ginger and turmeric pwd. Add 2 cups of water and pressure cook upto 3 whistles. If cooking over stove top, cook till the dal is almost cooked.<br

  2. 2

    Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel, add mustards seeds and as they jump around, add cumin seeds, garlic, red chillis and curry leaves and stir fry for a few seconds.<br

  3. 3

    Add this to the pressure cooked dal and combine. Cook on slow to medium flame for a few mts till you get the consistency of your choice.<br

  4. 4

    Serve with white rice.

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About This Recipe

Our family friends sent us few yellow cucumbers aka dosakaya grown in their farm. Decided to put them to good use by pickling 2 large cucumbers (Dosavakaya recipe) while a small sized cucumber made itself available for a wonderful pappu kura.

dosakaya-pappu
Dosakaya Pappu

A good way to show affection to loved ones is serving them a comforting dal dish that has dosakaya in it. A classic Andhra pappu kura that is packed with nutrition with an irresistable flavor. One of my favorite high protein dish!

yellow-cucumber dosakaya
Yellow Cucumber, Dosakaya

Dosakaya Pappu Recipe

Preparation: 30 mts

Serves 4-5 persons

Cuisine: Andhra

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Ingredients:

1 cup tur dal/red gram dal/kandi pappu

1 1/2 cubed dosakaya/yellow cucumber

1 onion, chopped

1 tomato, chopped (optional)

big pinch turmeric pwd

2-3 green chillis, slit lengthwise

1/2 tsp chopped ginger

salt to taste

2 cups water

For seasoning/poppu/tadka:

1 tsp mustard seeds

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

3-4 garlic cloves, crushed

2 dry red chillis, de-seed and tear

10-12 fresh curry leaves

2 tsps oil

1 In a pressure cooker, place dal, cubed dosakaya mukkalu, onions, tomatoes, green chillis, ginger and turmeric pwd. Add 2 cups of water and pressure cook upto 3 whistles. If cooking over stove top, cook till the dal is almost cooked.
2 Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel, add mustards seeds and as they jump around, add cumin seeds, garlic, red chillis and curry leaves and stir fry for a few seconds.
3 Add this to the pressure cooked dal and combine. Cook on slow to medium flame for a few mts till you get the consistency of your choice.
4 Serve with white rice.