Tomato Pappu Andra style

I love this dal very much,its very flavourful and so good with hot white rice and ghee. This tomato pappu was my favorite of all the Andhra food. It goes excellent with chapathi/roti too. When its pair with potato fry or with mango avakai there nothing best.




Ingredients

Toor dal - 1 cup
Tomato - 2-3
Garlic ,crushed - 2
Turmeric - pinch
Green Chillies,long slit - 4
Onion,finelly chopped - 1/2 cup
Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - as per taste

For Tempering:

Ghee/Oil - 2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Garlic,crushed - 4-5
Curry leaves - as per taste
Dry red chillies - 2
Hing - a pinch

Instructions

1. In a pressure cooker add the toor dal and wash them well, now add chopped tomatoes, crushed garlic, turmeric, salt, green chillies, chopped onion, turmeric, chilli powder and finally add 2 cups of water. 
2. Close the lid and pressure cook until 3 whistles, then switch off the flame and wait until the pressure goes. 
3. Open the lid when pressure goes, and mash the dal with wooden masher, and keep it a side. 
4. Take another pan and heat for tempering, add ghee/oil then add the tempering ingredients 1 by 1 and saute for few mins. 
5. Now add the tempering to dal, and adjust the taste and serve with rice/rotis.