06 May 2014

Tomato dal/ Tomato Pappu


Tomato dal / Tomato Pappu Andhra people’s favorite recipe. This tangy and a little bit sour contained food is cooked with rahar dal/ tuvar dal. Dal is a compulsory food item in every Indian house, with dal granules we can make a numerous recipes like plain dal, chena dal fry,  rahar dal with resorel leaves and many more. Today I share with you the making of tomato dal in Andhra style. You can make this tomato dal with leftover rahar dal/ tuvar dal. Ok, let us start with the ingredients.

Main Ingredient
  
Rahar dal / tuvar dal         1 cup cooked




Other Ingredients

Onions                                           1 small size cut into lengthwise/ pieces
Green chillies                                 3 to 4
Garlic                                             4 to 5 pods crushed
Red chillie powder                         half tsp
Turmeric powder                            one fourth tsp
Salt                                                 as you require
tomatoes                                         Two medium size cut into small pieces
Oil/butter                                        Two and a half tbsp
Mustard seeds                                 one fourth tsp
Cumin seeds                                   one fourth tsp
Fenugreek seeds                              one eigth seeds
Curry leaves                                    8 to 10 leaves
Water                                               one and half cup       
Hing                                                one fourth tsp

Cooking time: 20 to 25 minutes.

Method:

Heat oil in a pan  add mustard seeds let them crackle then add cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, hing for a few seconds stir fry, turn into medium flame add onions, green chillies sauté them till theonions become soft and translucent, add tomatoes, turmeric powder, red chillie powder, salt and curry leaves . When the oil separates the mixuter add the cooked dal mix well,  stir fry for 5 to 6 minutes and pour  water to it let it boil for another 6 to 7 minutes. Add a tsp of ghee / butter for a nice flavor garnish with coriander leaves/ curry leaves. Enjoy with roti / rice.

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