Montag, 26. September 2011

Tomato tovve/pappu (tomato dal)

This is the one of the simplest and wholesome meal with minimal ingredients. Here is the recipe for tomato tovve/pappu.

Ingredients :

Tomato - 3
Toor dal - 1/2 cup
Rasam powder - 1 teaspoon
Coriander leaves(chopped) - 2 tablespoons
Salt  to taste

Tempering:
Oil - 1 table spoon
Jeera - 1/4 table spoon
Mustard seeds - 1/4 table spoon
Dry red chilli - 1
Hing - pinch

Method:
Cook the toordal in pressure cooker. In a thick bottomed pan cook tomatos.
Add cooked cooked toordal, rasam powder,salt and cook for 8-10 mins occasionally stirring.
Now add corriander leaves to above.

Tempering:
In a small pan add oil and allow it to get hot. Add red chilli,jeera and mustard seeds. After the spultter add hing to this.

Add the tempering to the tomato tovve. Enjoy this with hot rice and  ghee!!