Dosakkai Paruppu(Lemon Cucumber With Lentil Gravy)

Serving: 4 |Type: Veg-Gravy

 

Ingredients:

Thoor Dhal -½ cup(cooked)
Dosakkai -1(diced)
Onion -¼ cup(diced)
Tomato -1(diced)
Green Chili -5
Chili Powder -1tsp
Tamarind Paste -1tsp(optional)
Turmeric -¼tsp
Salt -to taste
Coriander leaves -few

Seasoning:


Oil -2tsp
Mustard -1tsp
Cumin -½tsp
Asafetida -pinch
Red Chili -1
Curry Leaves -few
Garlic(crushed) -1(optional)

Method:

 

  1. Cook the thoor dhal in the presser cooker and keep it aside.
  2. Take the dosakkai Peel the skin, take out the centre seeds and cut into small diced and keep it aside.
  3. Take a pan heat with oil add seasonings fry without burning.
  4. Now add onion, green chili, little salt and turmeric sauté for 1 or 2 minute for medium flame.
  5. Then add tomato sauté well until it get mash.
  6. Now add dosakkai sauté for 3 to 4 minutes then add chili powder mix it well .
  7. Add tamarind paste and 2cups of water cook it for 5 minutes then add cooked dhal.
  8. Boil it for 2 to 3 minutes then check the salt and add coriander leaves.
  9. Serve hot with white rice.

Note:

  1. If you don’t have tamarind pulp, soak marble size tamarind with ½ cup of water and squeeze out the pulp.
 
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