Tomato Dal

Tomato Dal 

Ingredients

• 3 tomatoes, cut into big pieces
• 1 cup split gram (tuwar dal)
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 3 green chilies
• 2 red chilies
• 2 tbsp oil
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• 1 sprig curry leaves

Procedure

1. Wash the split gram well and add 3 cups of water.
2. To this, add chopped tomatoes, green chilies, turmeric, salt, chili powder and pressure cook for 30 minutes.
3. When the split gram gets cooked, remove from heat and transfer to a serving dish.
4. Heat oil in a pan, fry the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, red chilies and add to the dahl when it splutters.
5. Serve with rice or chapathis.
6. Spinach dal can also be prepared by the same procedure by keeping spinach instead of tomatoes.