Dosakaya Pappu - Yellow Cucumber Dal in Andhra Style

Hi readers, I came back with an interesting, tempting, super comforting dal dish from Andhra Cuisine "Dosakaya Pappu" (Yellow Cucumber Dal). One of my favourite dal dishes. Dosakaya Pappu tastes different from other pappu recipes. It goes well with hot steamed rice and spoonful ghee and oorumirapakayalu...Once you taste this Andhra dal, you will say Varehwa !! what a taste !! Yesterday I brought fresh yellow cucumbers from Vegetable Market, immediately I got a thot to make Dosakaya Pappu. Today morning I made this Dosakaya Pappu and took pics to share this recipe in my blog. It is a very easy dal recipe with minimal basic ingredients. Yellow Cucumber has high water content so that it gets cooked in no time. It's good for Diabetic Patients and also cures kidney and bladder diseases. Cook cucumber in dal, add Andhra seasonings, make it flavourful and yummy !! Let us see the procedure.

Note: Before using Yellow Cucumber(Dosakaya), taste a piece of it prior to cutting. Some Cucumbers can be bitter. After scooping the seeds, wash cucumber pieces with water to get rid of bitterness.

Ingredients

1 cup Toor Dal / Yellow lentils/ Kandipappu

1 Dosakaya (medium-sized, peeled and diced)

3-5 green chillies, slit lengthwise (adjust according to your spice levels)

1 tomato, finely chopped

Salt to taste

1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder

1 teaspoon red chilli powder

3 tablespoons finely chopped coriander leaves

For Tempering / Tadka / Popu

2 tablespoons cooking oil

1 spoon Chana dal

1 spoon Urad dal

1/4 spoon mustard seeds

1/4 spoon cumin seeds

2 dry red chillies

a big pinch of asafoetida

5-6 curry leaves

Procedure :

1. Wash Yellow Cucumber and peel off the outer skin, wash well.

2. Cut Dosakaya into two pieces, scoop out the seeds with the help of a spoon or knife. Again wash and cut into cubes 

3. Chop the tomato finely into small pieces. Slit the green chillies lengthwise.

4. Wash tour dal with the required quantity of water and keep aside.

5. Take a pressure cooker, add washed Toordal, Dosakaya cubes, tomato pieces, green chilli pieces, salt, turmeric powder and the required amount of water, pressure cook over low flame for 3- 4 whistles.

6. When done, wait for a few minutes to release the pressure itself, then open the lid and mash the contents using a masher. Add red chilli powder and cook on low flame for one or two minutes

7. Heat a pan with oil, add chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds, cumin seeds fry for a few seconds till they turn golden brown colour, then add a string of curry leaves, broken dry red chillies, fry for a few seconds.

8. Now pour the tempering over cooked dal and mix gently.

9. Garnish it with finely chopped coriander leaves and transfer to a serving bowl.

10. Serve it hot with hot steamed rice and spoonful ghee!! 

     A simple and comforting dal dish full of proteins is ready to taste. Enjoy !! Will be back tomorrow with a bang!! till then bye. Please share your feedback on my recipe.