Pappu Chaaru (Vegetable And Lentil Soup-Like Dish)

Recipe Ingredients

1 cup	237ml	Split red gram
2 1/2 cups	592ml	Water
		Set 1
2		Onions (medium)
2		Green chiles
3		Tomatoes (medium)
4		French beans
2		Drumsticks
1		Carrot
6		Okra - (ladies' fingers)
1 teaspoon	5ml	Red chile powder
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Turmeric
3 teaspoons	15ml	Tamarind extract
1/4 cup	10g / 0.4oz	Coriander leaves
15		Curry leaves
		Salt - to taste
5 cups	1185ml	Water
		Set 2
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Fenugreek seeds
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Cumin
5		Garlic
2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter

Recipe Instructions

Wash the dal and boil in water until thoroughly cooked. Remove from heat, let cool and make into a paste in a grinder. Keep aside.

Meanwhile chop all the vegetables into bite sized pieces except the drumstick which is cut into 2.5 inch pieces. In a pot mix the vegetables, the above paste and the remaining ingredients in set 1 and bring to a boil on high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and let cook until the vegetables are cooked. Remove from heat and keep aside.

In a deep skillet heat butter on low heat and add mustard seeds and cumin. When the mustard seeds start to pop add fenugreek seeds and slightly crushed garlic cloves. When the garlic starts to turn light brown add contents from pot. Raise the heat to high and bring to a boil.

Serve hot.

This dish goes very well with Uthappam, Plain White Rice, Idli and Dosa.

Preparation time: 60 minutes Cooking Time: 45 minutes

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