Tomato diye masoor dal (Red lentils with tomato)

Posted by: Priyaka A

This has been my favourite since childhood. I have tried to improvise my mom's recipe a little bit by using hing and curry leaves. Ingredients : Masoor Dal / Red Lentils -  1 cup Water - 3 to 4 cups Green Chilles - 3 ( slit through ) Tomato - 1 medium sized, cut into medium sized long slices Rai / Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tbs Curry Leaves - 8-10 leaves Refined / Mustard oil - 1 tbsp Haldi / turmeric powder - 1/2 tbsp Hing - 1/4 tbsp Salt - to taste Serves - 2 people Method : Pressure cook the dal in water for 7- 10 minutes or 2 whistles, add salt. Keep aside. Tempering - Heat oil and add rai and let them pop, then add hing, haldi , curry leaves and tomato. Stir slightly without over cooking the tomato, add green chillies.  Finally add the pressure cooked dal.  Give it a good boil for at least 10 minutes. The consistency should be medium, hence you may add more water to maintain it. You may garnish it with coriander leaves and serve it with hot rice.