Easiest Way to Spring To Try At Home Amaranthus Dal/Thotakura Pappu

Easiest Way to Spring To Try At Home Amaranthus Dal/Thotakura Pappu Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Amaranthus Dal/Thotakura Pappu. Thotakura Pappu Recipe (Toor Dal with Amaranth Leaves) is a very delicious dal recipe that is comforting to have it with a nice steamed rice and poriyal by the side. Amarnath leaves is a powerhouse of Iron, minerals and vitamins. It is considered as one of the super food and Ayurvedic friendly as well.

Its a comforting dal served with rice, dollop of ghee and mango pickle.

Thotakura pappu is a very common dal in the Andhra house holds.

Thotakura Pappu - Amaranth Leaves-Tur Dal.

You can cook Amaranthus Dal/Thotakura Pappu using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Amaranthus Dal/Thotakura Pappu

1. You need 2 tbsp of Toor Dal.

2. You need 2 tbsp of Masoor Dal.

3. You need 2 tbsp of Moong Dal.

4. You need 1 tbsp of Chana Dal.

5. You need 1 tbsp of Udad dal.

6. Prepare 1 bunch of Amaranthus.

7. You need 1 of large tomato (finely chopped).

8. It’s 2 of green chillies slit lengthwise.

9. You need 1 of lemon sized ball tamarind.

10. You need 1/2 tsp of haldi.

11. You need 1 tsp of ghee.

12. Prepare Pinch of asafoetida.

13. It’s 1/2 tsp of jeera.

14. You need 1/2 tsp of Mustard seeds.

15. You need 1/2 tsp of Methi.

16. You need 1 of spring Curry leaves.

17. It’s 2 tbsp of Dhania leaves finely chopped.

18. It’s to taste of Salt.

19. You need to taste of Chilli powder.

There is nothing more comforting, wholesome and nutritious than a bowl of rice and dal cooked with greens.

Simple, honest food at its best is what I'd describe lentils cooked with greens.

It was thotakura pappu and beetroot vepudu (stir-fry) with rice for lunch today..

Heat oil in a pan; add red chilli, channa dal, cumin & mustard seeds and allow them to splutter.

Amaranthus Dal/Thotakura Pappu step by step

1. Wash clean and cut the amaranthus, tomatoes and chillies..

2. Wash all the dals together two times. Add them to the pressure cooker with 3 cups water and 1/2 tsp haldi. Add tomatoes, greens and chillies to it. Cook till one whistle. Them simmer until there are another 2 whistles..

3. Let the cooker cool on its own. Now mash the dal well with a rasam spoon..

4. Heat the tamarind in water. After it cools squeeze it with your hands and remove all the pulp and juice..

5. Heat the ghee, add the mustard seeds. After they crackle add the jeera, methi seeds and Hong in that order. Then add the tamarind juice..

6. Simmer it for 2 minutes for the tamarind to loose the raw smell. Now add the mashed Dal and mix well. Add salt and chilli powder as needed..

7. Add the curry leaves and simmer for 5 minutes. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve 😋.

Add green chillies and onion; cook till onions are soft.

Add soaked moong dal and cook till dal is almost done.

Add the turmeric pwd and salt and combine.

Totakura Pappu (Amaranth/Collard Greens Dal) With the advent of spring, there is an influx of fresh greens in the grocery stores, especially Methi, Spinach, Gogura and Thotakura.

If the stars shine on you chances are you will find them in the grocery store, these get sold out right away.