Dosakaya /Yellow cucumber Pappu

Ingredients

1.Toor dhal - 1cup

2.Yellow cucumber - 2medium(wash remive seeds and cut into big size pieces)

3.Tomato - 2(cut into quarters)

4.Green chillies - 4(cut into pieces)

5.Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

6.Salt - to taste

7.Red chilli powder - 1/2tsp

8.Tamarind paste - 2tsp

For seasoning

1.Oil - 1/2tbsp.

2 .Ghee -1/2tbsp

3.Mustard seeds -1/4tsp

4.Jeera - 1/4tsp

5.Curry leaves - few

6.Hing - pinch

Method

1.Wash toor dhal and add 2cups water.To this add cucumber,onion pieces,tomato,green chilli,salt,tamarind paste,turmeric powder and salt.Pressure cook this for until the dhal gets completely cooked.

2,Once the pressure gets released,open the lid and mix well the ingredients.

3.Heat oil and ghee in a small pan.Add mustard seeds,jeera,curry leaves and hing.Mix this seasoning to the dhal.

4.Serve hot with rice.

Sambar

Ingredients
1.Toor dhal - 1cup
2.Tamarind paste - 1tbsp
3.Jaggery - 1 1/2 tbsp (grated)
4.Salt - to taste
5.Red chilli powder - 11/2 tsp
6.Sambar powder -1tsp
7.Shallots - 10
8.Tomatoes - 2(chut into 4 pieces each tomato)
9.Okra - 5(Cut both ends and chop into 2 pieces each)
10.Carrot - 2(Peel and cut into slices)
11.Radish - 1/2 cup (Peel and slices)
12.Plantain - 1(peel and cut into medium pieces)
13.Bottle gourd - 1/2 cup(peel and cut into pieces)
For seasoning

1.Oil - 2tbsp
2.Ghee - 1tbsp
3.Mustard seeds- 1tsp
4.Jeera - 1/2tsp
5.Curry leaves - Few
6.Hing - pinch
7.Red chilli - 1

Method
1.Pressure cook toor dhal in cooker and cook for 3 whistles or till dhal cooks soft.
2.Cut the vegetables into length wise and keep them separately.
3.Mash or grind the cooked dhal and add all the vegetables,tamarind paste and mix well.Add 4 cups water,mix well and cook on high flame for 5-8 mts .
4.Once it starts boiling turn the flame into medium and add turmeric powder,red chilli powder,salt and sambar powder and mix well.
5.Boil till the vegetable cooks well.
6.Add grated jaggery and again cook on medium for 3mts and turn off the flame.
7.Heat oil and ghee in a pan.Add mustard seeds once it starts spluttering, add jeera,hing ,curry leaves and red chilli.Turn off the flame and mix the seasoning to the sambar.Mix well.
8.Serve with rice,dosa, idli