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30 min — 10 min prep, 20 min cooking.

Telangana Thotakura Pappu

Name: Telangana Thotakura Pappu
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Telangana Indian
Ingredients: 1g Turmeric Powder; 550g Water; 250g green amaranth leaves; 150g Toor Dal; 5g Tamarind; 6g salt; 100g Tomato; 60g onion; 8g green chillies; 2g Mustard Seeds (Black); 2g dry red chillies; 2g Cumin Seeds; 10g Garlic; 15g oil; 3g Curry Leaves

Amaranth greens cooked with toor dal. Telangana monsoon seasonal nutrient-dense green dal.

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Time 30 min · Serves 4 · 204 kcal · Telangana

Ingredients

Main

Turmeric Powder — 1 g
Water — 550 g
green amaranth leaves — 250 g
Toor Dal — 150 g
Tamarind — 5 g
salt — 6 g
Tomato — 100 g
onion — 60 g
green chillies — 8 g

Tempering

Mustard Seeds (Black) — 2 g
dry red chillies — 2 g
Cumin Seeds — 2 g
Garlic — 10 g
oil — 15 g
Curry Leaves — 3 g

Method

Wash amaranth leaves well and chop.
Add dal, leaves, tomato, onion, chillies, turmeric and water to a cooker.
Pressure cook for 4 whistles.
Mash well, add salt and tamarind water.
Simmer for 3 minutes.
Heat oil, add mustard, cumin, garlic, red chillies and curry leaves.
Pour tempering over dal and serve with rice.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Telangana Thotakura Pappu?: 204 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 30 min — 10 min prep, 20 min cooking.

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