Tomato Pappu Recipe (How to make Andhra Style Tomato Dal)

How to make Tomato Pappu/ Andhra Style Tomato Dal

Ingredients

• Tur dal 1/2 cup
• Tomatoes Medium sized 3 to 4 nos
• Onion medium sized 1 no
• Green chillies 2 nos
• Tamarind small lemon sized (optional)
• Chilli powder 1 tsp or as per ur taste
• Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
• Salt as per taste

For Tempering

• Oil 1 tblspn
• Mustard Seeds 1/2 tspn
• Jeera Seeds 1/2 tspn
• Methi Seeds 1/4 tspn (optional)
• Curry Leaves - few
• Dry Red Chillies 2 nos
• Garlic 3 to 4 cloves (slightly crushed)
• Fresh Coriander

Method

Take a pressure pan or cooker; wash the Tur dal and soak it with enough water to cook it. Now add cubed tomatoes, onion, slit green chillies, chilli powder, turmeric, salt and washed tamarind (put it in a small bowl). Pressure cook the ingredients along with the dal for 5 to 6 whistles.

After cooling the pressure cooker take out the tamarind bowl and green chillies from the dal, mash the dal with a masher or whisk it nicely. Put the tamarind and green chillies back in the dal. Take another pan, add oil to it. Now add the ingredients listed in the tempering and bring the dal to boil for 3 to 4 minutes and sprinkle with fresh chopped coriander. This goes well with Rice and Chapathi as well.

Serves 2 to 3 people