Moong dal Cauliflower Dal / Pesara pappu Cauliflower Pappu

Ingredients

Moong dal / Pesarapappu – 1 ½ cup

Cauliflower florets – 1 cup

(Half cooked)

Green chillies chopped – 3

Tomato pieces – ½ cup

Onion – 1 medium

Water – 3 ½ cups

Red chilli powder -2 tsp

Turmeric powder – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil – 1 tsp

For tempering

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Cumin seeds – 1 tsp

Mustard seeds – ½ tsp

Red chillies dry – 5

Onion chopped – ¼ cup

Garlic pieces - 3

Curry leaves -10

Hing a pinch

Oil – 2 tsp

Method

1. Add washed dal, cauliflower, water, green chilli pieces, onion, and turmeric powder to a wide pan.
2. Keep it on a flame. Cook on medium flame. It may take 20 mins.
3. When starts boiling, add oil. It will prevent the overflowing and dal cook fast.
4. Add chopped onion, chilli powder and cook for 5 mins.
5. Remove from the flame, add salt and mash it.
6. Heat oil in a pan and temper it.
7. Add this temper to the dal and mix well.
8. Serve with rice or roti.