Andhra Style Gongura Dal Recipe

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Source: https://www.babiscooking.net

Prep Time 20 Minutes

Cooking Time 30 Minutes

Servings Null

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The Andhra Style Gongura dal is a delicious South Indian rice dish that is made from Red Sorrle Leaves also known as Gongura leaf. The Gongura dal Recipe is a spicy and tangy dish that is made from dal and tossed in South Indian spices. This dish is perfect when served hot and it is perfect for a weekend lunch and dinner with hot steamed rice.

Ingredients

For The Paste

2 tspcumin seeds (jeera)
2 wholegreen chilies
4 tbspchopped coconut

Other Ingredients

1/2 cupyellow moong dal (split yellow gram)
1/4 cuptoovar (arhar) dal
1/2 tspturmeric powder (haldi)
1 tbspoil
2 cupsfinely chopped Gongura leaves (ambada)
saltto taste
1 tspmustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1 tspurad dal (split black lentils)
2 wholedry Kashmiri red chilies, broken into pieces
a pinchof asafoetida (hing)

Directions

In a blender, add the cumin seeds, green chilies and coconut together and blend to a fine paste by using water and keep it aside.
Clean, wash and soak the dals in enough water for ½ hour and drain the water from it and transfer it in a pressure cooker and add the turmeric powder, 1½ cups of water and pressure cook for 25 min.
Once done, switch off the flame and allow the steam to escape before opening the lid and keep it aside.
Heat ½ tbsp of oil in a deep pan, add the red sorrel leaves and fry on a medium flame for 3-4 minutes.
Add the mashed dal, mix it well and cook for 2 minutes, stir once in between and add the blended paste and salt, mix it well and cook on a medium flame for 5 -7 minutes and stir continuously.
Heat the ½ tbsp of oil in pan and add the mustard seeds and when the seeds crackle, add the urad dal, red chilies and asafoetida and pour this tempering over the prepared dal mixture and mix it well.
Once done, switch off the flame and serve it hot with steamed rice.

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