PESARU PAPPU (THICK INDIAN LENTIL DISH)

Pesaru Pappu (Thick Indian Lentil Dish) image

This dish is made of lentils. It's the consistency of mashed potatoes but with an Indian twist. Serve with rice.

Provided by rphel685

Categories Stew

Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 ¾ cups water
¼ cup red lentils (masoor dal)
¼ cup yellow split peas (moong dal)
1 teaspoon salt
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 dried red chile peppers
2 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter)
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 onion, diced

Steps:

Combine water, red lentils, yellow split peas, salt, garlic, ginger, and red chile peppers in a pressure cooker. Close cooker, bring to high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions, and cook until split peas are tender and dal is thick, 6 to 10 minutes.
Remove cooker from heat and release pressure through natural release method according to manufacturer's instructions.
Heat ghee in a skillet over medium heat. Add mustard seeds; cook until they pop, 30 seconds to 1 minutes. Add onion; cook and stir until golden, 8 to 10 minutes.
Pour onion mixture over dal; stir to combine.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 169.4 calories, Carbohydrate 20.5 g, Cholesterol 16.4 mg, Fat 7.1 g, Fiber 6.1 g, Protein 7.1 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 590.5 mg, Sugar 3.7 g