How to make pepe diye masoor dal

How to make pepe diye masoor dal/red lentils cooked with papaya it’s a very simple, healthy and easy making dal without any spices. Moreover if you don’t have another curry or dish to prepare then also you can have your rice only with dal.

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Ingredients required:-

• Masoor dal/ RED LENTILS – half cup
• Raw papaya (cut in diced) half
• spring onion
• Green chilies-one
• Turmeric-one tspoon
• Salt
• Cumin powder-one tspoon(roasted)
• Mustard oil-half tspoon
• Coriander leaves(for garnishing)

How to make pepe diye masoor dal

• In a pressure cooker add masoor (red lentils)dal papaya, salt, spring onion, green chili & turmeric and cumin powder.
• Turn on the burner and put the pressure cooker and go for three whistles.
• Wait to reduce the pressure.
• Open the lid and check the consistency
• The dal should not be too dry or runny. It should be medium thickness.
• Add raw mustard oil and mix it.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with rice or alu bhaja/potato fry.

Conclusion:Here I have not used cumin seeds or panchphoron for tempering, instead of I added raw mustard oil before serving.But you can temper this dal by panchphoron and red chili after opening the lid of pressure cooker.