Fried Chana Dal Pickle (Putnala pappu pachadi)

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Fried Chana Dal
• salt according to your taste
• 5 green chillies 
• chilly powder according to your taste
• 5g tamarind or according to your taste
• Chopped ginger
• 1 cup water

Seasoning Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
• a pinch of asafetida (hing)
• 2 whole red chilies
• 5 to 6 Curry leaves
• 1 teaspoon of mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon of urad dal

Method:

1. Grind all the main ingredients well, along with water. Add more water if you want the pickle to be liquidy.
2. Prepare seasoning. Take a pan. Add oil and let it boil on a medium heat and add all the seasoning ingredients. Stop cooking when the mustard seeds begin spluttering.
3. Add the seasoning to the grinded paste.
4. Garnish with corainder leaves.

Your Fried Chana Dal pickle is ready to serve.