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Thursday, May 8, 2008

Tomato Dal/Pappu




Tomato Pappu..my all time favourite.If its served with white rice and ghee combination...wow really a mouthwatering dish.I donno how much i'll eat.....when it comes to tomato pappu.

Ingredients:
Tomatos
Toor Dal
Tamarind Pulp
3-4 Green Chillies
1/2 tbspTurmeric
Salt
Karivepaaku/Curry Leaves

For Seasoning:

Mustard Seeds
Pinch of Hing
3 Red Chillies
Oil

For Garnishing:

Cilantro/Kottimeera

Directions:

Cut Tomatos into small chunks,keep it aside.Cut green chillies and take tamarind in a bowl,pour water and make it as a paste.Microwave Toordal and tomatoes,then transfer cooked ingredients to a cooking bowl,add turmeric,green chillies,salt,tamarind pulp and curry leaves.Add curry leaves and even cilantro now itself..so that ull feel the real aroma...Cook that for 5-7 minutes.

Now comes the tadka part...thru which u can get the real taste.Heat oil in another pan..once oil gets heat..add hing,mustard seeds and at last add red chillies.
Transfer tadka to tomato pappu and atlast garnish with Cilnatro.

Enjoy with white rice and ghee.