Thursday, May 05, 2016

Courgette Senaga Pappu Kura or Courgette Chana Dal Curry

Ingredients n prep work:

Chana dal - 1 rice cup (wash well)
Water - 2 rice cup
Salt - 1 tsp

Cook these altogether in pressure cooker for 2 whistles. By the time it cooks proceed for chopping veggies.

Onion - 1 (chopped)
Courgettes - 8 (sliced n cut in half)

Oil - 5 tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp*
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp*
Red chillies - 3 (broken)*
Garlic - 5 (smashed lightly)*
Green chillies - 4 (slit)*
Curry leaves - 1-2 sprig (torn)*
Hing - pinch*
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp*

Chilli powder - 1 tsp (or 1/2 tsp as per your taste)
Masala Powder - 1 tsp (refer kodi kura)
Salt to taste (remember we already added salt while cooking chana dal)
Coriander leaves - handful (chopped)

Proceed:

Heat Oil  in a deep flat nonstick pan, do seasoning*, once done add chopped onions, mix well n cook on medium - low until golden color. add courgette pieces mix well, cover n cook for 10 mins. add chilli powder, masala powder n salt to taste n cover for 1 min. mix well n add chana dal with out water along with chopped coriander mix well n cover n cook for 5 mins. Switch off.

Serve with Rice, Ghee n Yoghurt. Goes well with Roti too.

Tip:

U can use cooked dal water for making roti dough.

Meaning:

Senaga Pappu = Chana Dal

© 2016 by Rajani Rayudu

4 comments:

haripriya said...

Hi Rajani,
Is this vegetable zucchini? And does that raw taste still remain after this process? I really want to try your different vegetables curries.

Thanks,
Haripriya

Rajani Rayudu said...

Hi Haripriya,

yes it is also called as Zucchini. nope. do try...........

cheers
rajani

Unknown said...

Hi Rajini garu,
Kakarkaya kura recipie is so simple but very tasty. Thanks for sharing
Regards

Anonymous said...

Wow! it is a wonderful recipe. And it is really easy to make this in our home. I ate a similar dish like this, so i will try this on my home. And i have a personal opinion on your dish. Can i add some masala and curry powder in it.