Ingredients

• 1 cup - uncooked Toor dal
• 4 - medium-sized tomatoes, chopped
• 1 - green chilly, sliced
• A bunch - coriander leaves, finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp - turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp - asafoetida
• salt to taste
• For the seasoning
• 1 tsp - mustard seeds
• 1 tsp - urad dal
• 1 tsp - cumin seeds
• A few curry leaves
• 2 tsp - oil

How to Make Tasty Tomato Dal

• Clean the dal, add required amount of water, turmeric powder, asafoetida and pressure cook the dal.
• In a saucepan, heat 2 tsp oil and add mustard seeds, urad dal, cumin seeds.
• When the dal turns brown and the mustard seeds begin to splutter, add the curry leaves, tomatoes, green chilly.
• Cover and let it cook well till the tomatoes are soft and almost mashed-up.
• Add the cooked dal and mix well.
• Remove from fire and garnish with chopped fresh coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with plain rice or phulkas.