Description
Turnip is a root vegetable, they r rich in fibre, vitamin C n turnips r vital source of vitamins..here we get very easily these turnips, so tried it out as turnip pappu .. it came out very well, Kids will love for the sure as it wasnt too much spicy, goes well with rice dishes as well as idilies n dosais..To get more idea about this turnips..have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnips..
| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | Turnip pieces |
| ¾ cup | Toor dal |
| 1 no | Onion chopped |
| 1 no | Tomato chopped |
| 1 no | Green chilly slightly opened |
| ½ tsp | Mustard seeds |
| ½ tsp | Urad dal |
| 2 nos | Red chillies |
| ½ tsp | Asafoetida powder |
| ¼ tsp | Cumin seeds |
| 5 nos | Curry leaves |
| 2 stks | Cilantro leaves |
| 2 T | Lemon juice |
| Salt as per taste | |
| 2 tsp | Oil |
| 2 pinch | Turmeric powder |
Instructions
Wash thoroughly the toor dal, take a pressure cooker n add the toor dal with 3 cups of water n two pinch of turmeric powder, put the lid n dont put the weight, let them cook until the steam come out, now add the onion pieces, tomatoes pieces n turnip pieces with slightly opened green chillies n add salt n cook them upto 5 whistles n put off the stove,if u need a bit watery add enough water to the cooked vegetables n keep in simmer for a while adjust the pappu as ur need…..put off the stove n keep aside, heat oil in a pan n add mustard seeds, followed by urad dal, cumin seeds, asafoetida powder n red chillies n stir them well until they gets well fried, open the pressure cooker add the lemon juice n add all the fried ingredients to the turnip pappu, add the curry leaves, garnish with nicely chopped cilantro leaves…
Serve hot with rice, papads n fried potatoes goes well as side dish for this mild pappu..
Comments
10 responses to “Turnip n Lemon Pappu”
thank u..i was searching recipe using turnip.. i got here.. today i cooked this and voted
Thanks ambika for ur voting n feedback..
Pappu saapidanum pola irukku…
Nandri Nandri divya, BB ,ABhi n sadhana…
nice recipe priya. adhuvum notes padicha feel like having it with fried pappads and potato chips. idhayum try panniduvom.
wkend list la already cake irukku. will also add this.
Hi Shakthi…glad to know that cake is already in ur list…try pannitu sollunga..
hmm super priya!!!!
Sadhana Raveen
Priya,
Turnip pappu is simple and will be tasty.. I do this weekly once..
Pasikuthu 🙁
Cheers
Busy Bee
Very nice dish priya……u create many new dishes….:)
Divya Mubarak