Tomato pappu

Name: Tomato pappu
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups tur dal; 5-6 Tomatoes; 1 pinch Hing; 1 tsp Turmeric powder; 2-3 tsp Red chilli powder; 3-4 Dried Red chilles; 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 1 tsp Cumin seeds; 10 Curry leaves; to taste Salt

Radhika Joshi @TastytreatsbyRadhika

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#indiankitchen
It is dal with lots of tomato a speciality of south Indian cuisine.

Radhika Joshi @TastytreatsbyRadhika

Pune

#indiankitchen
It is dal with lots of tomato a speciality of south Indian cuisine.

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Ingredients

2 cupstur dal
5-6Tomatoes
1 pinchHing
1 tspTurmeric powder
2-3 tspRed chilli powder
3-4Dried Red chilles
1 tspMustard seeds
1 tspCumin seeds
10Curry leaves
to tasteSalt

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Steps

1

In a pressure cooker take washed tur dal and add chopped tomatoes and cook for 3 whistles.
2

In a tadka pan take oil add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, hing, curry leaves, red chillies and let it splutter now take the tadka pan down from flame and add turmeric powder and red chilli powder.
3

To the cooked dal add salt and pour the tadka over the dal.
4

Mix the dal and add 1 or 2 cups of water. Note: this dal is supposed to be thick in consistency. Add water just to make it easily servable.
5

Ready to serve with hot rice...