Dosakaya Pappu/yellow cucumber dal/

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Todays receipe is yellow cucumber dal or dosakaya pappu.

Ingredients
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Dosakaya - 1 small to medium size(Skin should be peeled and chopped in to small pieces)
Green chillies - 5 to 6 (Adjust according to your spice)
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Ginger-garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Toor dal - 1/2 cup
Tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp
Salt as per taste
Red chilli powder (optional)
Oil

For Seasoning/tempering
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Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Garlic - nicely chooped
Red chillies - 2 to 3
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 4 to 5

Method:-
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1. Take a pressure pan and wash the toor dal.To this dal add green chillies, cumin seeds, turmeric powder and ginger-garlic paste.Take a bowl and put the nicely chopped dosakaya pieces in it. Place the bowl in the center. As shown in below picture.

2.Pressure cook the dal for 3 to 4 whistles. Cook and remove the lid.
3. Mash the dal nicely. To this add salt and if required add red chilli powder. Add Tamarind paste and mix well.
4.Now Take a kadai. Add some oil. when it is hot, add cumin seeds, mustard seeds. When they start to crackle add garlic, red-chillies and curry leaves.
5. When they start to change color, add the cooked yellow cucumber/ dosakaya and fry nicely for a minute.
Now add the mash dal.
6. Boil it for a minute. Serve with roti or rice of your choice.

Note:-
1. After peeling the skin of the dosakaya, and before adding to the dal check the dosakaya pieces. When you bite, if it is sour / sweet/ tasteless its ok to add. If it is bitter it is better to avoid otherwise whole dal would taste bitter.

2. You can add tomatoes, or onions . Its upto you. No rules. In the above dal there are no tomatoes and onions.