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Andhra Tomato Pappu (Tomato dal)

Duration:30 minutes

Serves:45 people
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The consistency of the prepared dal should be medium and the dal should be mashed for better
taste.

Ingredients

Pigeon peas (arhar dal) (1 cup)


Tomatoes, chopped (2)
Onion, chopped (1)
Green chillies, chopped (23)
Mustard seeds (sarson) (1/2 tsp)
Cumin seeds (jeera) (1/2 tsp)
MTR Haldi Turmeric Powder (1/2 tsp)
MTR Lal Mirch Red Chilli Powder (1/2 tsp)
Curry leaves (kadi patta) (8-10 leaves)
Asafoetida (hing) (a pinch)
Ghee (clarified butter) (1 tbsp)
Coriander leaves (hara dhania), finely chopped (1/4th cup)

Method

Wash and soak arhar dal in water for an hour. Heat oil or ghee in a pressure cooker. Add sarson and
as it pops, add jeera.
Now, add chopped onions, kadi patta and green chillies. Saut till onions are translucent.
Now add tomatoes, MTR Lal Mirch Red Chilli Powder, MTR Haldi Turmeric Powder, hing and salt. Mix
well and saut for two minutes on low flame.
Add dal and water. Mix well and pressure-cook the dal through 3 whistles.
Once it cools, open the lid and mash the dal lightly. Add 1 cup of water and stir well.
Simmer dal for 5 minutes on low to medium flame till you get medium consistency.
Garnish it with hare dhania and serve hot with rice and ghee.

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