Lemon Dal or Nimakaya Pappu

Ingredients:

Toor Dal 3/4 cup

Lemon juice 1/4 cup

Turmeric 2 pinches

Green chillies 3

Urad dal 1 teaspoon

Mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon

Red Chilli 2

Hing 2 pinches

Curry Leaves 6 to 8

Oil 3 teaspoons

Salt as needed

Preparation:

1. Heat a pan or kadai and add the toor dal and dry roast till you get a nice aroma. Ensure that the dal does not get dark. Wash the dal and put the dal in the pressure cooker or a pan and cook until the dal is fully cooked.

2. Heat a pan add oil after oil is hot add urad dal,mustard seeds, red chilli, geen chillies ,curry leaves and hing.

3. When mustard seeds spulter and dal changes to golden color . Add the dal ,salt and cook for 2 minutes. If you want dal softer and thinner add water and cook for more time.

 

4. After it cools a little add lemon juice to dal and mix well. Serve with rice.