Pesarapappu Pachadi

Hi

Soaked Moong Dal

Today I am coming with an oh simple pachadi ie PESARAPAPPU PACHADI/SOAKED MOONG DAL PACHADI. When I prepare this chutney, it takes me back to my childhood and to my mothers place. My grandmother makes this chutney as its best. After a long time I did this pesara pappu pachadi. A storm of memories, among them is this recipe. My father likes this pachadi very much. Of course my kids also likes this.Yesterday I have prepared this chutney. Very simple and easy to prepare. You can prepare this chutney when you feel bore with routine curries/vegetables and more over moong dal is always available in your kitchen shelf.


OK. Let us go to prepare.

Ingredients

• Moong dal                                      1 cup (say about 100 gms)
• Green mirchi                                  5 
• Hing                                                pinch
• Fresh lemon juice                           1 1/2 tbsp
• Salt to taste

For Popu

Mustard seeds
Cumin seeds
Curry leaves
Dry red mirchi                               1

How I did it

1. Wash and soak moong dal for 3 hours.
2. Drain excess water. Don't throw the excess water. It can be used for grinding.
3. Grind soaked/drained pesara pappu, hing, green mirchi and salt. Use very minimum water while grinding.
4. Should not be ground to a smooth paste.
5. Transfer into a bowl.
6. Add fresh lemon juice to this pesara pappu pachadi.
7. Take popu pan, add very little oil, let it heat.
8. Add mustard seeds, let them pop, then add cumin seeds, dry red mirchi pieces and curry leaves.
9. Add this popu to chutney. Mix well.

It extremely goes with streamed rice with dollop of home made ghee. You can take this chutney as a side dish for charu annam.(rasam)

My Note

• For sharp variation you can add chopped raw onion also to this chutney.
• Instead of soaking moong dal, one can fry the moong dal and the remaining procedure is same. But soaking moong dal and preparing chutney is a traditional dish and tastes good and delicious.
• We can prepare pachi mamidikaya with a combination of soaked moong dal also. Next time I will try to post this recipe. 

Try this simple chutney by your self, taste it and drop your valuable comments and advises if any.

Thank you
Kusuma of Kusumas Abhiruchi.