Pesara kattu

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Moong Dal  (pesara pappu)
• 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
• 2 teaspoons oil
• Salt according to your taste
• 5 green chillies (or to taste)
• 7 to 8 Curry Leaves
• Water - 4-5 cups
• Chopped Coriander leaves
• Tomatoes - 3 medium sized, chopped
• Chilly powder according to your taste
• Chopped ginger
• 3 garlic cloves

Ingredients for seasoning:

• Urad dal – 1 tsp
• Dried Red chillies – 3
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Asafoetida - 1 pinch

Method:

1. Wash and clean the dal.
2. Cook Moong dal in 1 cup of water till it is soft.  You can use a pressure cooker for cooking the dal.
3. Mash the cooked dal.
4. Chop green chillies, tomatoes.
5. Take a pan and heat the oil on a medium high flame. Now add all the seasoning ingredients to the pan.
6. When the mustard seeds begin spluttering, add green chillies, garlic pieces, curry leaves, ginger and chopped tomatoes to the pan.
7. Add 3 cups of water to the pan.
8. Cook until the tomatoes loose their rawness.
9. Now add mashed dal, turmeric, salt, chilly powder to the pan. Add more water if needed.
10. Cook for atleast 6 to 7 mins.
11. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Your Pesara Kattu is ready.