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Andhra tomato pappu

Andhra style tomato dal
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Ingredients

Pressure cook dal

  • 1/2 cup Toor dal
  • 1 + 1/2 cup hot water
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 small onion
  • 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon Kashmiri chilli powder
  • 150 grams of green tomatoes

Dal

  • 1 + 1/2 cup water
  • Pinch of sugar
  • Required salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ghee
  • 3 garlic crushed
  • 15 small onions
  • 1/4 teaspoon coriander powder
  • 1/2 tap chilli powder
  • coriander leaves few

To temper

  • 1/2 tablespoon peanut oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon Mustard seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • Asafoetida generous portion
  • Curry leaves few

Instructions

Pressure Cook dal

  • Firstly wash the dal and drain the water
  • Add water, turmeric powder, and sesame oil; soak it in hot water for 30 minutes
  • Add  green tomatoes, small onion, garlic, and Kashmiri chilli powder; pressure cook for 8 whistles and simmer for 1 minute or cook in rice mode using the instant pot; do natural pressure release
  • Mash the dal
  • Furthermore, add 1 cup of water and keep it aside

Cook tomato dal

  • Add oil to the pan and when oil turns slightly hot add  mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red and green chilli; splutter
  • furthermore, add asafoetida and mix well
  • Add garlic, curry leaves and  small onion; saute till onions turn translucent
  • furthermore add cooked dal, coriander leaves, coriander powder, a pinch of sugar chilli powder, and water; mix well and boil for 6 minutes
  • Finally, add ghee; mix well and turn off the stove

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