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Beerakaya Pappu
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Beerakaya Pappu, How to Make Beerakaya Pappu Recipe, Lentil Curry
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 
Beerakaya Pappu Recipe tastes great when it is served with hot rice and ghee.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Andhra, Indian
Keyword: Beerakaya Pappu
Servings: 4
Calories: 140 kcal
Author: Uppada Lakshmi
Ingredients
Ingredients for Beerakaya Pappu:
  • Yello lentil/ Kandi Pappu - 100 gms.
  • Ridge Gourd - 1/4 kg.
  • Salt - 1 tsp
Beerakaya Pappu seasoning ingredients:
  • Garlic - 5 cloves
  • Curry leaves. 2 tsp.
  • Dry red chili - 1 pc.
  • Mustard seeds coriander seeds, cumin seeds - 1 tsp.
  • Oil- 2 tsp.
  • Coriander leaves - 2 tsp.
Instructions
How to Make Beerakaya Pappu Recipe:
  1. Clean and peel beerakaya. Cut into small pieces.
Tip: Before cutting all pieces, cut a small piece and taste it, sometimes ridge gourd tastes bitter. A single bitter vegetable is enough to ruin our recipe.
Tip: Clean gourd with water before peeling, as this skin can be used to prepare beerakaya pachadi.
  1. Add 1/4 liter water and half boil dal.
  2. Add ridge gourd pieces with half boil dal and cook until dal is fully cooked.
  3. On other side heat oil in a saucepan and add garlic cloves (crushed), mustard seeds, coriander seeds, curry leaves and dry red chilies and fry.
  4. Add this mixture to boiling dal.
  5. Beerakaya Pappu Recipe is ready, garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.