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    Home » Vegetarian Side Dishes » Endimirapakaya Pappu ~ Red Chilli Dal

    Endimirapakaya Pappu ~ Red Chilli Dal

    Published: Jul 26, 2007 · Modified: Apr 29, 2021 by Srivalli · 20 Comments

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    Endimirapakaya Pappu with Rice is our comfort food. I thought this deserves a post on its own and not to be clubbed in my Lunch box series, though LBSs features simple dals.

    Endimirapakaya is Dried Red chillies and this features as main ingredient in this Dal. Colloquially this is also called Pulagora which means a mess but this is a lovely mess I vouch. This dal goes well with anything and everything. Of course don't try to drink it as such as its spicy.

    When as travel worn, we get back home, this is the dal Amma makes to rejuvenate everybody to perk up and gear up to their routine schedule again. And believe me it gets done in a jiffy. This is quite common in Rayallaseema, Andhra and maybe now its been adapted to other areas. Wherever it has originated its a delicious dal to cherish.

    Preparation Time : 10 mins
    Cooking Time : 15 mins
    Cuisine : Andhra

    Ingredients Needed

    Tur Dal - 1 cup
    Dried Red chillies - 12
    Onion - 1 small
    Tomato - 2 medium
    Garlic - 4 pods
    Tamarind - 1 "
    Turmeric a pinch
    Salt to taste
    Oil - 1 tbsp
    Water for cooking

    For seasoning

    Mustard + urud dal - 1/2 tsp
    Curry leaves few

    Method to prepare:

    Clean the dal and keep aside. Chop onions and tomatoes. Crush the garlic with the skin

    Heat oil in cooker. Add seasoning, curry leaves. Once it splutters, sauté onions, red chillies and garlic. Once onion is brown, add dal and fry for few mins.

    Then add tomatoes, tamarind, turmeric, and water for cooking. Cover it with lid and pressure cook for 3 to 4 whistles till the dal is cooked well.

    When the pressure is off, take the dal masher or pappu guthi, mash the dal well with the red chillies. Add salt. and cook on high flame for 2 mins.

    Dal is ready to serve.

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    Endimirapakaya Pappu ~ Red Chilli Dal

    Cuisine Andhra Pradesh
    Dish Type Andhra Pappu
    Author Srivalli

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup Toor Dal
    • 12 Dried Red Chillies
    • 1 small Onions
    • 2 medium Tomatoes
    • 4 pods Garlic
    • 1" Tamarind
    • A Pinch Turmeric Powder
    • Salt to taste
    • 1 tbsp Cooking Oil
    • Water for cooking

    For Seasoning

    • 1/2 tsp Mustard + Urud Dal
    • Curry Leaves few

    Instructions

    How to make Endimirapakaya Pappu ~ Red Chilli Dal

    • Clean the dal and keep aside. Chop onions and tomatoes. Crush the garlic with the skin.
    • Heat cooking oil in cooker. Add seasoning, curry leaves. Once it splutters, sauté onions, red chillies and garlic. Once onion is brown, add dal and fry for few mins.
    • Then, add tomatoes, tamarind, turmeric powder, and water for cooking. Cover it with lid and pressure cook for 3 to 4 whistles till the dal is cooked well.
    • When the pressure is off, take the dal masher or pappu guthi, mash the dal well with the red chillies. Add salt, and cook on high flame for 2 mins.
    • Dal is ready to serve.
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    Comments

    1. Lakshmi says

      July 26, 2007 at 1:59 pm

      Hi Srivalli, Wowwwww so many andhra recipes. Fantastic dhal dear. I make it too so can say it tastes wonderful with rice/roti.

      Reply
    2. SeeC says

      July 26, 2007 at 10:38 am

      Nice presentation.
      My MIL prepares this. I love this a lot.
      Thanks for the post

      Reply
    3. Poonam says

      July 26, 2007 at 12:23 pm

      Looks delicious!! I loved your paneer parathas the most...cannot stop peeking there again and again!

      Reply
    4. Padma says

      July 26, 2007 at 12:24 pm

      Hey this is always made in my kitchen too when I am out of stock for tomatoes, leafy greens or so....I learnt this from my SIL...I think this is very famous dal in southern andhra, where do u belong?

      Nice post and pics thanks for sharing

      Reply
    5. sra says

      July 26, 2007 at 1:01 pm

      Never heard of this pappu, Srivalli, I guess we would call it tomato pappu extra hot 🙂

      Reply
    6. Asha says

      July 26, 2007 at 1:10 pm

      Gorgeous color Sri!:))
      Looks like a great comfort food with rice.Thanks girl.

      Reply
    7. Sharmi says

      July 26, 2007 at 2:07 pm

      chodadanike chala baga undhi. I can feel the kammati smell of the pappu from ur pics. lovely post.

      Reply
    8. anusharaji says

      July 26, 2007 at 9:58 pm

      dal looks abs. delicious srivalli
      though i just had my lunch, feeling hungry cuz of it.

      Reply
    9. Coffee says

      July 27, 2007 at 1:36 am

      This sounds good to try! 🙂 nice variation of dal! 🙂

      Reply
    10. Linda says

      July 28, 2007 at 6:16 am

      This one looks like something I could manage. I shall give it a try this week. As you can imagine, the local supermarket is appalling here but fortunately a small specialty store has opened near me that sells out of the ordinary herbs, spices and pulses . Your instructions are very user friendly. Thanks

      Reply
    11. Srivalli says

      July 28, 2007 at 5:29 am

      Thanks for the nice comments SeeC

      Poonam I am so glad that you liked this and my parathas...Very nice of you to take time to comment

      Glad to know that Padma..we are from chittor district and my hubby from Anatapuram district

      Could sra..it is very common in southern andhra

      Thanks Asha

      Thanks for dropping by Lakshmi

      So glad Sharmi..responding in telugu feels very nice

      hah...very glad raji

      Thanks Coffee

      Reply
    12. Srivalli says

      July 28, 2007 at 6:52 am

      Please do try and let me know how it comes out Linda

      Reply
    13. Nandita says

      August 01, 2007 at 5:07 pm

      Srivalli,
      Thanks for the traditional recipe from Rayallaseema, i can imagine how fiery it can get with 12 chillies.
      Catch you at the round up!

      Reply
    14. Linda says

      August 05, 2007 at 6:21 am

      This afternoon I made this dish and am as pleased as can be. Not only does it taste great - it looks appetising (sometimes I find the two things hard to co-ordinate). I really was surprised how well it turned out!!! Thanks, Linda

      Reply
    15. Srivalli says

      August 09, 2007 at 9:20 am

      Am so glad it turned out great Linda...

      Reply
    16. Suma says

      August 30, 2007 at 2:07 am

      Never heard of such a dal before so gave it a try.....it turned out lip-smacking!! Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    17. sri says

      January 05, 2008 at 2:06 pm

      I was so bored of dals - tomato, palak and raw-mango are the ones I used sofar. I never used garlic or never fried toor dal.
      Friday night; so thought of trying something different. Boy o Boy!! My taste buds came to life again. This is what I call pure-authentic-prestine andhra dal!! The aroma is just great. I think it accentuated because of fried toor dal!!?!
      Waiting for my wife to be back from india so that I could show-off my new culinary skill. 😉
      Thank you so much Srivalli garu.

      Reply
    18. Srivalli says

      January 07, 2008 at 6:31 am

      Suma, Thanks for the feedback. Glad you liked it

      sri, good that you tried it. This is a regular at our home and is the most wanted one. Glad you tried and liked. Am sure you wife will be very pleased. Yeah the frying adds to the taste along with crushed whole garlic!

      Reply
    19. bunny says

      December 10, 2015 at 1:24 am

      Hey! That was an amazing recipe. I'm a 15 year old and since my parents went out, I wanted to make something for them by the time they came back! They were always favourites of pappu so I made it and it was an instant success. I'm glad u took ur time to make something like this and post in on ur website so that we could take help of it! Once again thank u very much. 🙂

      Reply
    20. Srivalli says

      December 10, 2015 at 2:05 am

      Bunny, So glad this came out well for you..thanks for taking time to write about it..you are welcome

      Reply

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