Tomato Dal

Tomato Dal/Tomato Pappu is one of the most commonly cooked dal in India Specially in South India. This Dal goes excellent with Hot Rice and ghee Having any Fry curry as a side dish and some fryums included will make a great simple but delicious meal altogether.

Lets seee the ingredients and procedure to make ...

Ingredients:

• Toor Dal - 1 1/2 Cup
• Tomatoes - 2 Cups(chopped)
• Tamarind - Half the size of small Lemon
• Green Chillies - 4(slits)
• Turmeric Powder - 1/4th Tea Spoon
• Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 Tea Spoon
• Cilantro - 2 Table Spoons
• Water - 2 1/2 Cup
• Salt - To Taste

For Tempering:

• Cumin Seeds - 1/2 Tea Spoon
• Mustard Seeds - 1/2 Tea Spoon
• Garlic Cloves - 4
• Red Chillies - 2
• Oil - 2 Table Spoons

Procedure:

• Wash the dal and soak it for 10 minutes before cooking
• Soak the tamarind with 1/2 cup water and extract the juice from it
• Take a pressure cooker on a medium flame and add soaked toor dal to it
• To it add Turmeric powder, Tomatoes, Tamarind juice, Green chillies, Red chilli Powder, Cilantro
• Mix everything
• Close the pressure cooker and cook it for three whistles
• After 3 whistles switch off the flame and allow the cooker to cool down
• Open the lid and add salt according to the taste and using a masher mash the dal.
• For Tempering: Take a bowl on medium flame.Add oil and allow it to heat
• Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chillies and chopped garlic 
• Wait till mustard and cumin seeds sputter and then switch off the flame and add this tadka to the dal.
• Tomato dal is ready
• Serve it with Hot rice and enjoy it!!

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