Treat your taste buds with Tomato dal

Hyderabad: Tomato dal is a tangy, flavourful and delectable dish that is served with hot, steaming rice, a stir-fried vegetable, and some crackers, fryums, or papads with a dollop of ghee and some pickles. It elevates our taste to the next level. The dish is pretty simple and prepared like the other dal dishes, but […]

Hyderabad: Tomato dal is a tangy, flavourful and delectable dish that is served with hot, steaming rice, a stir-fried vegetable, and some crackers, fryums, or papads with a dollop of ghee and some pickles. It elevates our taste to the next level.

The dish is pretty simple and prepared like the other dal dishes, but it has a rich tomato flavour. The dal’s consistency is important – it should be thick and creamy for maximum enjoyment. So, let’s try this simple yet delightful dal recipe and treat our taste buds.

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Ingredients

• Toor dal : 1/2 cup
• Green gram dal : 1/4 cup
• Tomatoes : 3, chopped
• Green chilies : 3, slit
• Tamarind : 2 reeds
• Fenugreek seeds : 1/2 tsp
• Cumin seeds : 1/4 tsp
• Turmeric powder : 1/2 tsp
• Chilli powder : As needed
• Salt : to taste
• Oil : 2 1/2 tbsp
• Mustard seeds : 1/2 tsp
• Cumin seeds : 1/2 tsp
• Red chilies : 2 to 3
• Curry leaves : 2 reeds
• Coriander leaves : A few strands

Method

• Take a cooker, add toor dal, and 2 tbsp or 1/4 cup of green gram dal as it enhances the taste and texture of the dal and cooks more quickly.
• Wash them twice and add chopped tomatoes, green chilies and tamarind. Add fenugreek cumin seeds.
• Add turmeric powder, two glasses of water, add 1 1/2 tsp of oil and cook until three to four whistles. Let it release the pressure and open the lid.
• Add chilli powder and salt to taste and mix.
• Heat a pan with 1 1/2 tbsp of oil, add mustard and cumin seeds, red chilies and let splutter.
• Add garlic cloves, curry leaves and add the cooked dal to the temper.
• Add water as needed depending on the required consistency of the dal.
• Add some coriander leaves for garnishing and put off the flame.

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