మునక్కాయ పప్పు

Ingredients:

• Toordal(కందిపప్పు) – 1/2 Cup
• Munakkayalu(మునక్కాయలు) – 2 – Cut into 3 inch Pieces.
• Tomato – 2 Cut into medium size pieces.
• Tamarind – Small lemon size
• Tadka Seeds – 1 Teaspoon
• Onion – 1/4 cut  into small pieces.
• Clove Powder – 1/4 Teaspoon
• Ginger-garlic Paste – 1/2 Teaspoon
• Red chillies powder – 1 Teaspoon
• Turmeric Powder – 1/4 Teaspoon
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 2 Tablespoons
• Cilantro – Handful
• Curry Leaves – 1 stem

Method:

1. Wash the toordal and pressure cook in 1 1/2 cup water for 3 whistles and keep it aside.
2. Soak the tamarind and take juice out of it and keep it aside.
3. Take a pan and put 2 Tablespoons of Oil and put the Tadka Seeds and let them Crackle and then put the Curry Leaves, Onion and saute them for couple minutes.
4. Add ginger-garlic paste and fry till the raw smell goes off. Put the red chillies powder, turmeric, salt, clove powder, Munakkayala(drum sticks) pieces, tomato pieces and put 1 cup of water and cook till it looks like gravy curry.
5. Now soften the cooked Dal with a spoon and put this in Munakkaya mix and also put the tamarind juice in it.
6. Mix everything well and cook it on medium heat for couple of minutes.
7. At this point it should look like sambar. If it looks thick, add some water and adjust the salt.
8. Bring this to a boil and then garnish it with Cilantro.

It goes well with white Rice.