Andhra Style Tomato Dal Recipe

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Tomato Dal is a common and popular dal recipe of Andhra cuisine. It is a lovely and delicately spiced dal recipe with a distinct taste and flavors. This dal is perfect for lunch or dinner. Let’s follow this recipe.

Ingredients

1 cuptoor dal, pressure cook until soft and mash it lightly
1onion finely chopped
2large tomatoes, finely chopped
3-4green chili slit length wise
1ginger, finely chopped
1/4 tspturmeric powder

For tempering/tadka:

1 tbspoil
1/2 tspmustard seeds
1/2 tspcumin seeds
3-4dried red chili (tear into pieces)
5-6garlic flakes crushed OR 1/4 tsp asafoetida/hing

Directions

Step1Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel, add mustard seeds, let them pop, add the cumin seeds, garlic, red chili, and curry leaves and fry for few secs.
Step2Add the chopped onions, green chilies and ginger and fry till onions turn slightly pink.
Step3Add chopped tomatoes and stir fry for 4-5 min and add the turmeric powder and salt and mix it nicely.
Step4Add the cooked and mashed dal to the onion-tomato mixture and add 1 cup of water and cook for another 10 min on low flame and switch off the flame.
Step5Garnish with coriander leaves and serve this dal white rice or hot rotis.