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Room for Balance Improvement
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This menu has room to improve its nutritional balance to help you meet dietary and nutritional recommendations.
Good Balance
(45 - 69)
This menu has great nutritional balance, providing a good variety of food groups and key nutrients.
Great Balance
(70 - 100)
This menu has great nutritional balance, providing a good variety of food groups and key nutrients.
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The energy content breakdown shows the amount of the macronutrients (i.e. carbohydrate, protein and fat) contained in one serving of the recipe and their relative contribution (in %) to the total energy content of the serving.
Nutritional tips
Explore adding some seasonal or green leafy vegetable to the dish
You may add bottle gourd, pumpkin or green leafy vegetables like spinach to enhance the micronutrient content of the dish.
Tomato Pappu is a traditional favorite in Andhra Households and is made very frequently. In the Rayalaseema region of Andhra, dal is prepared very thick and if you mix it with rice and ghee, you should actually be able to make rice balls of it.
Wash the dal and pressure cook with 2½ cup water, turmeric powder, tomatoes and tamarind for 3 whistles. Mash the dal and add salt as per taste.
Step 3
8 Min
Heat oil in a karahi, add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and allow it to splutter. Add mashed garlic, onion, dry red chillies and curry leaves. Cook till the onion turns pink and mixture is aromatic.
Step 4
7 Min
Add the above seasoning and MAGGI Masala-ae-Magic to cooked and mashed dal. Add some hot water if too thick to get desired consistency. Simmer for a few minutes.
Step 5
2 Min
Add salt if required and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with steamed rice.
Step 1
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Prepare ingredients as mentioned in the list.
Step 2
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Wash the dal and pressure cook with 2½ cup water, turmeric powder, tomatoes and tamarind for 3 whistles. Mash the dal and add salt as per taste.
Step 3
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Heat oil in a karahi, add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and allow it to splutter. Add mashed garlic, onion, dry red chillies and curry leaves. Cook till the onion turns pink and mixture is aromatic.
Step 4
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Add the above seasoning and MAGGI Masala-ae-Magic to cooked and mashed dal. Add some hot water if too thick to get desired consistency. Simmer for a few minutes.
Step 5
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Add salt if required and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with steamed rice.
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