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Dosakaya pappu

Yellow Cucumber in telugu is called Dosakaya.  Dal with yellow cucumber is a very easy to make and is frequently made at my home. It is usually served with rice or roti.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Medium size yellow cucumber
  • 1 Cup red gram
  • 1 tsp Tumeric
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 ½ tsp Red chilli powder
  • 1 Tbsp Oil
  • 1 Dried red chilli
  • 2 Green chillies Slit and cut
  • 1 tsp Split black gram
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 2 Tbsp Tamarind paste
  • 1 Sprig curry leaves
  • Pinch of asafoetida
  • 3 Cups of water

Method
 

  1. Peel the skin and deseed the yellow cucumber. Wash and cut the cucumber into medium pieces. Keep aside.
  2. Take a deep bottomed pan, add the red gram and fry till the raw smell goes.
  3. Add water to the lentils, green chillies and cook till they are half cooked.
  4. Add the cucumber to the lentils along with salt. Cook until lentils are done and cucumber is soft and cooked.
  5. Mash the lentils and cucumber little bit, so you can see bit of cucumber.
  6. Add the tamarind paste, turmeric, red chilli powder and mix well. Cook till the tamarind paste is well done.
  7. For seasoning, take a pan. Add oil, split black gram, mustard seeds. Fry till they sputter.
  8. Add dried red chillies, asafoetida and curry leaves. Pour it over the lentils.
  9. Serve hot with rice or roti.