🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Tamatar Dal

Name: Tamatar Dal
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 29 min
Total time: 41 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 1/2 tsp Garam Masala; to taste Salt; 1, finely chopped Onion; 3, chopped Tomato; 6 cloves Garlic; 1-2, slit Green Chili; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; 2 tbsp Ghee; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 2 sprigs Curry Leaves; 1 cup, rinsed Yellow Lentils (Toor Dal)

🇮🇳 Indian

Tomato-heavy dal that eats like a meal with jeera rice. The everyday pot of gold that anchors every Indian thali. Serve with steamed rice and a spoon of ghee.

Prep 12 min Cook 29 min Serves 3 Medium

Ingredients

Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
Garam Masala1/2 tsp
Saltto taste
Onion1, finely chopped
Tomato3, chopped
Garlic6 cloves
Green Chili1-2, slit
Cumin Seeds1 tsp
Ghee2 tbsp
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves2 sprigs
Yellow Lentils (Toor Dal)1 cup, rinsed

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Cook the yellow lentils (toor dal) in a generous amount of water with turmeric and salt, skimming the foam, until each grain surrenders.
2
Mash the dal lightly against the side of the pot; leave some texture.
3
For the tadka, bloom cumin in ghee with dried red chilies until they swell and darken.
4
Build a quick masala of the tomato in the tadka pan, let it sizzle into the ghee, and stir it through the dal.
5
Swirl in a spoon of ghee, scatter cilantro and serve with lemon on the side.

Chef's tip

Fresh spices make the dish — if yours smell of nothing, the dish will taste of nothing.

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Watch how it's made

Video: andhra style tomato pappu recipe | టమాటో పప్పు | tamata pappu dal | pappu tomato curry · on YouTube