Red Gram With Lemon Cucumber

Ingredients	Measurement	Cups	Tablespoons
Lemon Cucumber	1	-	-
Red gram	-	2	-
Green chilli	4	-	-
Onion	1	-	-
Tamarind pulp	-	½	-
Mustard	-	-	½
Red Chilli Powder	-	-	2
Cumin	-	-	½
Dry chilli	4	-	-
Garlic cloves	6	-	-
Curry leaves	Few	-	-
Salt	To taste	-	-
Oil	As required	-	-
Chopped Coriander	-	1/4	-
Water	As needed	-	-

Procedure to prepare Red Gram with Lemon Cucumber: 

Step 1: Firstly clean and wash red gram then soak it for about 20 minutes.

Step 2: Chop onion, green chilli and lemon cucumber in medium size.

Step 3: Take a pressure cooker pour water; add soaked red gram, lemon cucumber, chopped onion and green chilli then close the cooker pan with the lid cook it for about 5 whistles. Keep it aside till the steam goes off.

Step 4: Take another pan add boiled red gram and lemon cucumber mash it with wooden spoon then add salt as per taste cook it for about 15 minutes in medium flame.

Step 5: Now add tamarind pulp and red chilli powder mix well and cook it for about 1 minute in normal heat.

Step 6: Heat oil in another non stick pan add mustard, cumin, slightly crushed garlic cloves, few curry leaves and dry chillies fry it for 2 minutes then add boiled red gram mixture and add chopped coriander mix it well and cook it for 5 minutes after that switch off the flame.  

Step 7:  Transfer it into a bowl try and serve this red gram with lemon cucumber food recipe along with cooked rice or idli or dosa.