Thotakura Pappu

Ingredients:

Moong Dal- 1 cup
Amaranth Leaves(thotakura)- 1 cup
Water- 5 cups
Tamarind Juice - 1/4 cup
Tomatoes- 2
Onions- 2
Green chillies- 4
Pepper(crushed)- 1 tb spoon
salt - to taste

Tempering:

Oil- 2 table spoons
Mustard seeds- 1 tea spoon
Cumin seeds- 1 tea spoon
Curry leaves- 2 stems
Ginger- 2 inch crushed
Garlic- 1 full crushed
Turmeric- 1 tea spoon
Onion- 1 finely chopped
Red chillies (broken)- 3

Cooking:

1. Soak the Dal in tamarind juice and Water about 15 mins. Add leaves, quartered Tomatoes and Onions.
2 Boil this in Pressure Cooker about 4-5 whistles allow it to cool and crush with spoon

Tempering:
1. Heat Oil and add crushed ginger and garlic. Then mustard , cumin seeds.
2. Once they cracked  add red chillies, onion, turmeric and curry leaves. Cook for a minute till they give nice aroma

Mix both Dal and Tempering .

Serve Hot...!!!