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30 min — 10 min prep, 20 min cooking.

Telangana Beerakaya Pappu

Name: Telangana Beerakaya Pappu
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Telangana Indian
Ingredients: 5g Coriander Leaves; 5g salt; 8g green chillies; 1g Turmeric Powder; 300g Ridge Gourd; 500g Water; 150g Moong Dal; 60g onion; 100g Tomato; 2g Cumin Seeds; 2g Mustard Seeds (Black); 2g dry red chillies; 8g Garlic; 3g Curry Leaves; 15g oil

Ridge gourd cooked with moong dal and mild spices. Telangana light and cooling summer dal.

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Time 30 min · Serves 4 · 200 kcal · Telangana

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (garnish) — 5 g

Main

salt — 5 g
green chillies — 8 g
Turmeric Powder — 1 g
Ridge Gourd — 300 g
Water — 500 g
Moong Dal — 150 g
onion — 60 g
Tomato — 100 g

Tempering

Cumin Seeds — 2 g
Mustard Seeds (Black) — 2 g
dry red chillies — 2 g
Garlic — 8 g
Curry Leaves — 3 g
oil — 15 g

Method

Peel ridge gourd ridges and cut into cubes.
Add dal, gourd, tomato, onion, chillies, turmeric and water to a cooker.
Pressure cook for 3 whistles.
Mash lightly and add salt.
Heat oil, add mustard, cumin, garlic, red chillies and curry leaves.
Pour tempering into dal and simmer for 2 minutes.
Add coriander and serve with rice.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Telangana Beerakaya Pappu?: 200 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 30 min — 10 min prep, 20 min cooking.

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