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Gongura Pappu.

You can cook Gongura Pappu using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Gongura Pappu

1. Prepare 1/2 cup of tuvar dal (pigeon pea lentil), soaked for 30 minutes.
2. It's 2-3 cups of gongura (sorrel) leaves, chopped.
3. Prepare to taste of salt.
4. Prepare 1 tsp. of turmeric powder.
5. You need 2 of green chilies, chopped.
6. You need 1 of onion, sliced.
7. It's 1 of " ginger, sliced.
8. You need 1 of tomato, chopped (opt).
9. Prepare 1-2 tbsp. of oil.
10. You need 2-3 of whole dry red chilies.
11. It's 1/2 tsp. of mustard seeds.
12. You need 1/2 tsp. of cumin seeds.
13. You need 1 tsp. of urad dal (split black gram).
14. It's 3 of garlic cloves, chopped.
15. You need 1 sprig of curry leaves.
16. It's 1 tsp. of coriander leaves, chopped.

Gongura Pappu step by step

1. Pick only the leaves. Wash well and drain..
2. Pressure cook the lentils, greens, salt, turmeric powder, onion, green chilies, ginger and tomatoes for 5-6 whistles..
3. Mash them slightly and keep aside..
4. Heat oil in a pan & temper with dry red chilies, mustard seeds & cumin seeds. After it stops spluttering, add the garlic, urad dal & curry leaves. Saute for some time and pour this tempering over the prepared dal..
5. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve with plain steamed rice..