BACHALLI KURA PAPPU / PURSLANE LEAVES DAL FOR RICE

Dal is one of the staple food for South Indian people of different styles .In Andhra With out dal  Not lunch or dinner will be made .Dal is called pappu in TELUGU  and we add different vegetables and leaves to make dals . Today we use bachalli aaku  for making dal  in our house style ..........

Ingredients -

• Toor dal - 1 cup
• Green chillis - 5 
• Onion - 1 
• Turmeric - a pinch 
• Bachhali kura - 1 /2 bunch 
• Tamarind - 1/2 lemon size

Talimpu - 

• urad dal - 1/3 tsp
• mustard seeds - 1/3 tsp
• cumin seeds - 1/3 tsp
• curry leaves - 5 
• garlic pods - 2 - chopped 
• oil - 1 tsp

Method of preparation - 

• Wash thoroughly and chop the bachali kura leaves  and  keep aside 
• Wash and peel chop the onion into pieces
• Wash and remove the stems chop the green chillis into pieces .
• Wash and soak the tamarind 
• In a cooker add toor dal and wash with fresh water and drain that water and add two cups of water and add bachhali kura  , chopped onion , green chillies , tuemeric powder  and  close the lid and cook until  3- 4 whistles and remove once done .
• Now , when the lid is open add salt and soaked tamarind pulp and mix well with pappugutti [ wooden  stick ] ladel .
• Now finally we do popu - Heat oil in a skillet , add  all popu ingredients and fry till golden color and add to prepared dal and close the lid as the smell will stay to pappu [ this the secret of improvement of taste of dal as popu is the heart for any item mainly pappu it impliments taste ]
• Transfer to the serving bowl and serve with hot steamed rice with drop of ghee .

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