Name: Nimmakaya Pappucharu recipe by Padma Rekha at BetterButter
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Moong dal– 1 cup; Green chilles– 4 nos; Onion- 1 cut into slices; A few curry leaves; Lemon juice- 2 tbsp; Oil– 1 tsp; Mustard- 1/2 tsp; Cumin seeds- 1 tsp; Asafoetida– 1/2 tsp; Water- 1 and 1/2 cup and 1 cup more; Salt to taste; Ghee– 1 tsp; Turmeric powder– 1/2 tsp

ABOUT Nimmakaya Pappucharu RECIPE

This Nimmakaya Pappucharu is an easy to digest food that you can serve your kids with rice and a drop of ghee. Make it a little thin by adding more water to eat it as a soup. This will be the best home remedy for cold.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Moong dal– 1 cup
Green chilles– 4 nos
Onion- 1 cut into slices
A few curry leaves
Lemon juice- 2 tbsp
Oil– 1 tsp
Mustard- 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
Asafoetida– 1/2 tsp
Water- 1 and 1/2 cup and 1 cup more
Salt to taste
Ghee– 1 tsp
Turmeric powder– 1/2 tsp

Instructions

Heat ghee in a pan and fry the moong dal till a nice aroma develops, cut the green chillies into halves and add it to the dal along with 1 and 1/2 cup of water. Cook it till the dal becomes very soft (you can use the pressure cooker for this).
Remove from the heat and mash the dal till it is very smooth, you can also blend it.
Add the sliced onion to the mashed dal and pour in 1 cup of water. Bring this to a boil.
Now add the turmeric powder, lemon juice, curry leaves and salt to taste. Bring it to a boil once again.
Heat oil in a small pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida and let them splutter, then add this to the pappu charu.
Serve this with rice and any dry curry like Aritikaya upma kura or you can enjoy this with a fried egg as well.

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