Tomato Pappu/ Tomato Dal

Tomato Pappu / Tomato Dal

This recipe is my favourite Pappu / Dal and I used to ask my mother to prepare this often for me. My mother used to prepare in the below mentioned method. This is easy to make and goes well with rice or ghee rice.

 Ingredients :

• Toor Dal 1/2 cup (used 160 ml cup)
• Tomatoes Medium sized 3 to 4 nos chopped
• Onion Medium sized 1 no chopped 
• Green Chillies 2 nos slitted
• Tamarind Gooseberry size (soak in  1/2 cup of water)
• Chilli Powder 1/2 to 3/4 tsp (vary according to spice level)
• Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp
• Water 1.5 cups 
• Fresh Coriander Leaves Chopped

For Tempering/Thadka

• Garlic 3 to 4 pods
• Curry Leaves few
• Dry Red Chilli 1 to 2 nos
• Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp
• Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp
• Methi seeds a pinch
• Asofetida a pinch
• Oil

Method:

1. Take a pressure cooker ,add the washed dal and water to it. give 5 to 6 whistels so that it gets cooked nicely.
2. Take a pan ,add oil to it. Add Mustard seeds, Cumin Seeds,Methi seeds,Curry leaves,Dry red chilli,Asofetida, Turmeric, Chillii powder and chopped onions. 
3. Saute the onions for about 5 to 7 minutes then add the chopped tomatoes. Let it fry it the tomatoes are mushy.
4. Add the cooked dal and the squeezed Tamarind water. 
5. Give it a nice boil for couple of minutes; finally add salt and chopped fresh coriander leaves.

Serve it with Pappad or Aloo fry.