Thotakura pappu

Ingredients:
1 Cup tur dal /Kandi pappu
2 Cups thotakura(Washed) & chopped
1 Onion chopped
2 tomatos

2-3 Green chillies(Slit length wise)

lemon size tamarind (soak in water for atleast 5 min) 

¼ Tsp turmeric powder

Salt to taste

Popu:

1 tsp of aavalu(mustard seeds)

½ tsp cumin seeds(Jeera)

1 Red chilli

1 tsp senaga pappu (Channa dal)

½ tsp mina pappu (Urad dal)

¼ tsp of asafoetida /hing

10-12 fresh curry leaves

2 tsp oil

Method:

1. Wash  thotakura leaves thoroughly 2 times and chop finely, now wash tur dal(kandi pappu) and add chopped thotakura leaves in a vessal and cook in a pressur cooker till soft.
2. cut onions ,green chillies, tomatos in to small pieces.extract juice of tamarind from water.
3. Heat oil in a pan and add all poppu ingredients,and let it be tempering for few sec.
4. Add chopped green chillies,onions,tomatos ,turmeric powder,salt & tamarind juice and cup of water to cook.
5. place a lid untill it cook soft.
6. Now add dal & thotakura to pan and cook for 5 min.
7. serve the thotakura pappu with hot rice & rotis.