Quick Lemon Dal Recipe | Nimmakaya Pappu | Andhra Recipes (2024)

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1 cup toor dal [or any other kind of lentils like mung dal, red dal etc]
2.5 cups of water (or more for a thinner consistency)
juice of a small lemon
salt to taste
2 pinches of turmeric

For Tadka (Poppu) -

1/2 tsp split urad dal
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
few fresh curry leaves
a ping of hing (asaoeftida)
1 (or 2) green chillies, slit lengthwise
2 tsp oil

Preparation:

Wash toor dal with water and rinse couple of times. Pressure cook dal, 2.5 cups of water until 3 whistles. (or) place the contents onstove topand cook until mushy and soft.

With the back of aladle, lightly mash the dal and add salt. Cook this dal for 3 to 4 minutes and turn off heat. Add lemon juice and set aside.

Heat oil in a small pan and add urad dal, mustard seeds, cumin seeds. Once they start to splutter a bit, add slit green chillies, hing and curry leaves. Add the seasoning to dal and mix well. Serve as a side dish with rice or rotis. On lazy nights, I just add little more water and make into a soup along with toasted bread.

More 'dal' recipes to check out -

• Moong Dal Shorba (Yellow Mung Dal Soup)
• Dhaba Style Urad Dal
• Panchmel Dal | Indian Style Five Lentil Curry
• Kerala Style Arhar (Toor) Dal
• Tadka Dal
• Makhani Dal (Whole Black lentils with Ginger, Garlic and Butter)
• Urad Kokum Chi Dal
• Simple Mung Dal