Thursday, January 29, 2015

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.

17 comments:

  1. Unique combo,looks absolutely delicious.

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  2. Cauliflower pappu looks so yummy... :-)

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  3. I love that curry. Had it from a friend of mine. Just fabulous.

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  4. tnx for sharing ,never heard of this.

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  5. Delicious and healthy curry Shailaja.

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  6. Such a delicious platter you have there, nice way to cook cauli.

    Puja

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  7. Delicious, spicy and perfect side dish dear

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  8. Different dal variety...Happy to follow u.

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  9. interesting recipe....
    thanks for sharing with the event...

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  10. Looks so delicious and comforting!

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  11. Interesting dal.Love your recipes shalaja

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