Tomato Dal | Dal Fry
Today, I am here with South Indian style Tomato Dal recipe. It’s a hearty n healthy side dish along with hot rice or with rotis. Its prepared by cooking seasoned lentils with tomatoes. We love to have this flavorful dal with piping hot rice, ghee and…papad.
Ingredients
Toor dal - 1 cup
Oil - 2 tsp
Mustard - ¼ tsp
Cumin - ½ tsp
Split urad dal - ½ tsp
Curry leaves - 4 to 5
Hing - a pinch
Red chilly - 1
Green chilly - 1
Garlic - 5
Onion - 1
Tomato -2
Fresh coriander leaves
Salt to taste
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Instructions
1.
Wash and pressure cook toor dhal till soft
2.
Mash it and keep ready
3.
Heat oil in a frypan
4.
Add the seasonings one by one, mustard, cumin, split urad dal, hing and sliced green chilly
5.
Add garlic flakes and fry for a minute
6.
Add sliced onions and fry for another minute
7.
Mash tomatoes in a blender and add the tomato puree to the masala
8.
Add turmeric pwd, red chilly pwd, salt and coriander pwd
9.
Mix well
10.
Add 1 cup of water and allow to cook
11.
Once the masala is cooked, add the cooked dhal
12.
Combine well
13.
Taste and adjust salt and seasonings
14.
Simmer the dal until it reaches the desired thick consistency
15.
Heat 1 tsp of butter in a small frypan
16.
Add sliced tomato pieces and cook for a minute
17.
Pour this over the dal It enhances the flavor and aroma of dal
18.
Sprinkle freshly chopped coriander leaves
19.
Yummy Tomato Dal is ready