Dosakaya pappu/Cucumber dal

  

Dosakaya/Cucumber dal is a type of dal cooked with yellow lentils and indian cucumber (round yellow one) especially famous  in Andhra Pradesh(S.India).

Ingredients:

1. Dosakaya/yellow cucumber – 1
2. Toor dal – 1 cup
3. Tamrind pulp – 1tsp
4. Turmeric  powder – 1/4tsp
5. Salt to taste
6. Green chillies – 2
7. Coriander leaves – to garnish 

For seasoning:

1. Urad dal – 1/2 tsp
2. Jeera – 1/4 tsp
3. Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
4. Methi seeds – 1/4 tsp
5. Curry leaves – few
6. Garlic pods – 2

Method:

• Fry the toor dal in a tsp of oil ,wash and boil in a cup of water in pressure cooker.
• Wash & clean Cucumber and remove all the seeds and cut into small pieces.
• Boil separatelly cucumber pieces in a cup of tamarind water along with green chillies,curry leaves and turmeric powder.
• After the dal is cooked add to the cucumber pieces and also add salt to it.
• Finally add the seasoning ingredients(heat a tsp of oil in a pan and add urad dal,jeera,mustard seeds,methi seeds,curry leaves,garlic pods) to the above dal.
• Garnish with coriander leaves  the end.
• Tastes good with plain rice.
  

* if u wish u can peel the cucumber or cook even  without peeling too.