tomato dal andhra style /tomato pappu

In India and down South here dal in any form any time any day is so vital that every first serving for hot rice will be with some kind of heart warming dal with good dollop of ghee in it.I always admire Andhra cuisine for its sharp flavours and you may be knowing me as a sweet mad person till now but not to mention am a spice loving person too.Paruppu thanni/dal pani is the first introductory food that is given to a baby before introducing solid foods because these dals contains loads of protein and dietary fibres and is easy for a baby to digest. Dals are one magical ingredient that can assimilate various flavours like we can add greens,any vegetable or simply like onions and tomatoes.Exactly!this is one such simple dal that am making called Andhra pappu (tomato dal andhra style) made with tomatoes and onions with a good dash of chopped ginger and garlic.Ghee is a specialty addition in most of the Andhra cooking but we can always substitute with any oil.I prefer only to use ghee for its first-rated flavour and aroma.Its a very simple recipe that even a beginner can easily do it in no time.

tomato dal andhra style /tomato pappu

INGREDIENTS:

Toor dal/thuvaram paruppu – 1 cup
Tomatoes – 2 (medium,chopped)
Small onions – 1/2 cup
Ginger garlic equal amounts – 2-3 tsp(finely chopped or paste)
oil or ghee – 11/2 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Cumin/jeera/seeragam – 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
Chilli powder – 2tsp

METHOD:

SOAK DAL FOR 20 MINUTES

IN A PRESSURE COOKER ADD MUSTARD AND CUMIN TO HOT GHEE

WHEN IT CRACKLES ADD GINGER GARLIC

THEN ADD ONIONS AND TOMATOES

WHEN TOMATOES ARE SOFT ADD SPICE POWDERS WITH SALT

ADD DAL AND STIR

ADD NEEDED WATER AND PRESSURE COOK

WHEN COOKED OPEN LID BOIL FOR SOMETIME SWITCH OFF

1.Wash dal and soak it fo 20 minutes.
2.Mean while chop onions and tomatoes.
3.In a pressure cooker first add ghee when it heats up add mustard and jeera.
4.When seeds splutter add onions and tomatoes and stir for sometime till tomatoes are tender.
5.Now add chilli powder,turmeric powder and needed salt,mix till rawness goes off.
6.Now strain water and add soaked dhal.
7.Stir in and add needed water(depending how thick or thin you need).
8.Close lid and pressure cook(each cooker cooking timing varies so,accordingly keep whistles).
9.When sound subsides open the cooker(mash with a masher if required) boil dal to desired consistency switch off add coriander leaves for garnish.
10.Serve with rice.

OTHER DAL RECIPES:

simple dal for rice/uppu paruppu

cabbage kootu with moong dal /muttaikos(e)kootu

Sambar for lunch

tomato dal andhra style /tomato pappu

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 hours hrs

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Ingredients

  

• Toor dal/thuvaram paruppu - 1 cup
• Tomatoes - 2 medium,chopped
• Small onions - 1/2 cup
• Ginger garlic equal amounts - 2-3 tsp finely chopped or paste
• oil or ghee - 11/2 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Cumin/jeera/seeragam - 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• Chilli powder - 2tsp

Instructions

 

• Wash dal and soak it for 20 minutes.
• Mean while chop onions and tomatoes.
• In a pressure cooker first add ghee when it heats up add mustard and jeera.
• When seeds splutter add onions and tomatoes and stir for sometime till tomatoes are tender.
• Now add chilli powder,turmeric powder and needed salt,mix till rawness goes off.
• Now strain water and add soaked dhal.
• Stir in and add needed water(depending how thick or thin you need).
• Close lid and pressure cook(each cooker cooking timing varies so,accordingly keep whistles).
• When sound subsides open the cooker(mash with a masher if required) boil dal to desired consistency switch off add coriander leaves for garnish.
• Serve with rice.
  

Notes

Directly you can pressure cook dal alone add as tadka either way it will be good.
I have added ginger garlic chopped but you can add as paste also.
I have used ghee for seasoning you can skip and add oil .
If tomatoes are sour then reduce accordingly.
You can reduce chillipowder and add green chillies.

More recipes from culinary hoppers:

Piyali’s –  horsegram veg biriyani

Shobana’s –  Karpooravalli pakoda

Jaya’s – poori

Parvathys – vellai kurma

Anu’s – Dharwad peda

Swati’s – Kale aloo pakodas

Padma’s – dosakaya pachadi

Related articles across the web

• Sahae Mangodi Papad – A Rajasthani delight
• The 2 secret ingredients in this easy slow-cooker beef chili are…
• Tomatoes star in super dinner at Osteria via Stato
• Recipe: Green Tomato Salsa (Delicious!!)