Tomato Dal

Ingredients

Tur Dal - 150 grams
Tomatoes - 4 regular size
Mustard
Jeera
Turmeric powder
Dry red chillies - 2-3
Green chillies - 2
Chopped Garlic - 1 full garlic
Onion - 1 small - finely chopped
Butter - 1 tsp
Oil - 2 tsp
Salt

Method

Cook Tur Dal and keep aside. (To cook Dal: 150 grams dal with triple quantity water. 2 whistles in high in cooker. 1 whistle in sim. Trun off and keep aside)

Keep kadai on stove - heat two tspns oil. Add 2-3 red chillies, mustard, jeera, green chillies and curry leaves and chopped garlic - all one by one. Cook for 2-3 minutes. Then add, little onion. Fry for sometime. Add finely chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder and little salt. Cover it and cook until tomatoes become soft. Stir once a while to check. When done, add butter, chilli powder, and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Tomato should become fully soft. Then add mashed dal. And some more salt. Add some water and cook for 5 minutes.

Add as much water as needed for desired consistency. Garnish with coriander leaves.