Mulakkada Pappu Charu / Drumstick Pulusu

INGREDIENTS:

1. Mulakkada (Drum Stick) - 2
2. Onion - 1 (Small)
3. Green Chillies - 2
4. Toor Dal - 2 cups
5. Jaggery - 1/4 cup
6. Sugar - 1/2 tbsp
7. Tamarind - 1/4 cup 
8. Seasoning ( Mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal) - each 1/4 tbsp
9. Hing - 1/4 tbsp
10. Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp
11. Curry leaves -5
12. Salt

PROCEDURE:

1. Take toor dal and wash it 3 times with water. Then take a pressure cooker and add the washed toor dal and 2 cups of water. (1 cup toor dal = 2 cups water). Pressure cook for 4 whistles. Remove the cooker lid after all the pressure is gone. Then mash the dal with spoon and keep it a side.

2. Take tamarind in a microwave safe bowl and add 1 cup water and little bit salt. Heat it in microwave for 2 mins. Then take the bowl out and keep it a side for 5 mins and let it cool. When it is cold enough mash it with your hand and take the tamarind juice out of that pulp. (if you need add some more water)

3. Now take a deep pan and add 2 tbsp oil and heat it. When the oil is hot enough add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal, hing, curry leaves and fry till the urad dal turns golden brown. Then add green chillies and chopped onions and fry them for 1 min.

4. Then add the tamarind juice, 6 cups of water, mulakkada pieces, jaggery, sugar, red chilli powder, salt and mix them well. And bring the mixture to boil. Taste the water to check for salt, jaggery and chilli powder. Then to it add the mashed toor dal and simmer it for 10-15 mins. 

5. Turn off heat and serve the pappu charu with hot white rice.

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