Saturday, January 9, 2010

Tomato dal


Ingredients:

Toor dal/Masoor dal/Mong dal/Urud dal- 1 cup
Onion-1 no(Small size)
Tomato-3 no
Green chilly- 4no
Garlic- 8 no(chopped)
Cumin seeds(jeerakam)- 4tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Coriander Leaf-1/2 cup
Asafoetida Powder- 1/4 tsp
Fenugreek Powder- 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder-1 tsp
Oil/ Butter - 2 tbsp
Salt

Method
Cook dal with 2 tbsp cumine seeds in preassure cooker.
Heat oil /butter in a pan, add mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
When they splutter, add garlic, onion and green chilly and saute well.
Add asafoetida, fenugreek powder and turmeric powder to it and mix well.
Then add tomatoes and saute for 5 min and then add salt.
Then add cooked dal to it and cook until boil (If need less thick gravy, add water).
Garnish with corinder leaf. Serve dal with chappathi or hot rice.

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