VegetarianLunchAndhra Pradesh
Thotakura Pappu
Thotakura Pappu is a vegetarian lunch from Andhra Pradesh. It is made with amaranth leaves, toor dal and green chilli. This recipe serves 4 and takes about 40 min. One serving has about 200 kcal, 10 g protein, 20 g carbs and 8 g fat.
Did you know? An Andhra dal where amaranth leaves (thotakura) are cooked with toor dal. Amaranth is rich in iron and calcium. Green chilies add heat. Serve with rice and ghee.
Updated · nutrition is an estimate per serving
- Diet
- Vegetarian
- Course
- Lunch
- Cuisine
- Andhra Pradesh
- Calories
- 200 kcal
- Protein
- 10 g
- Style
- Healthy
- Serves
- 4
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Level
- Easy
Ingredients (serves 4)
- 250 g amaranth leaves
- ¾ cup toor dal
- 1 tomato
- 3 green chilli
- 1 onion (optional)
- 4 garlic
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp oil
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- 2 dried red chilli
- 8 curry leaves
- 1 tsp ghee (optional)
Contains: dairy and mustard.
