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Tomato Dal


Parippu curry or dal is one of the common curries severed with any main course meal in India. This is a real comfort food tangy and tasty made with toor dal and tomatoes and its flavor enhanced by a tempering or thadka. I usually serve this with chapatis but it also goes well with rice. This is quick version. I have cooked tomatoes and dal together and then finished off with a tempering. You can cook the dal first and saute tomatoes and onion and add to the dal along with a thadka. Try this recipe,you will surely love it.

Ingredients
Toor Dal- 3/4 cup
Tomatoes- 3 medium
Shallots- 4-5
Ginger- 1 inch thick

Green chilly-4
Turmeric powder-1/3 tsp
Chilly powder- 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

For the tempering
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
Fennel seeds- 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds- a pinch
Garlic- 1 pod
Dry red chilly-2
Curry leaves- a few
Ghee/ oil- 1 tsp


Wash and soak toor dal for about 3 hours. Pressure cook this along with tomatoes, shallots, green chilly,ginger, turmeric powder and chilly powder and salt. Cook this for ten minutes or three whistles. Once lentil is nicely cooked mash with a wooden spoon.
Slightly crush garlic and cumin and set aside. Heat ghee/oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and fennel seeds. When the splutter add red chilly and curry leave and saute for a few seconds and add the crushed garlic and cumin. Fry till there is a nice aroma. Pour this over the dal.Serve with rice or chapatis.

Sending this to Shoba's Event


Try this..
Hope you will all enjoy..
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  1. meghaJuly 20, 2011 at 8:07 AM

    wow!what a innovative dal.i like ur this recipe.

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  2. Padhu SankarJuly 20, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    A very comforting dish!

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  3. ShobhaJuly 20, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    Yummy dal...

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  4. Hamaree RasoiJuly 20, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    Delicious looking daal. Great pics.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  5. NishaJuly 20, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    Using of fennel in tadka is interesting

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  6. Treat and TrickJuly 20, 2011 at 10:00 AM

    Great presentation and looks so good !

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  7. SatrupaJuly 20, 2011 at 10:04 AM

    This is such a comfort food ...... luv it !!

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  8. MélangeJuly 20, 2011 at 10:16 AM

    Tadka made it perfect..Love to have some with rotis..slurp!

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  9. NithyaJuly 20, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    Thick and creamy dhall. Perfect for roti :)

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  10. aipiJuly 20, 2011 at 10:41 AM

    Hearty n homey ~ nice comfy dal!
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  11. Deepthi KRJuly 20, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    I love it too!

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  12. Reshmi MaheshJuly 20, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    Delicious creamy dal...

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  13. Sobha ShyamJuly 20, 2011 at 11:48 AM

    such a comforting dal, looks superb dear, thanx a lot for linking it to my event..

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  14. NithaJuly 20, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    You are rgt dear.. This is one of the most comfortable foods..

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  15. SravsJuly 20, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    Delicious comfort food !! well presented too !!

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  16. UnknownJuly 20, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    Yum, what a great color :)

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  17. UnknownJuly 20, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    we usually have this dal with roti. nice one. nice click.

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  18. Cool Lassi(e)July 20, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    Looks super delicious! I am a big fan of a good old dhal! Hey, I finally got around to posting the dish that I tried from your spot. Sorry for the drag cause my hubby has issues and than I became sick..:(. Anyways, we enjoy that recipe a lot and we make it often. Thanks for sharing this and the other one.

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  19. NamithaJuly 20, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    Everyone's fav :-)

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  20. TorviewtorontoJuly 20, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    delicious toor dal curry

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  21. UnknownJuly 20, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    Dal is my fav...with tomatos looks and sounds tempting...with rice its a apt combo

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  22. Saraswathi GaneshanJuly 20, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    My all time favorite. Easy & simple to prepare. Thanks for sharing.

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  23. chef and her kitchenJuly 20, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    Dal looks yummy n thick..perfect!!!

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  24. Hari Chandana PJuly 20, 2011 at 10:41 PM

    such a delicious dal and tempting dal.. looks too good dear.. thanks for the recipe :)
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  25. Kaveri VenkateshJuly 21, 2011 at 2:21 AM

    Tomato dal looks so yum and delicious...This dal is my hubby's favorite....

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  26. Sayantani Mahapatra MudiJuly 21, 2011 at 3:56 AM

    my favourite.

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  27. Ganga SreekanthJuly 21, 2011 at 4:11 AM

    delicious looking curry

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  28. RadhikaJuly 21, 2011 at 4:30 AM

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  29. UnknownJuly 21, 2011 at 5:28 AM

    delicious and perfect with tomatoes

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  30. UnknownJuly 21, 2011 at 6:04 AM

    Very colorful..and yummy looking dal..

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  31. divyaJuly 21, 2011 at 6:53 AM

    Wowww.. Delicious looking dal.. Simply inviting dear.

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  32. ShanaviJuly 21, 2011 at 8:59 AM

    Dal is my all time fav, This looks rich n delcious Suja..

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  33. AnandaJuly 21, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    Never used fennel for dhall sounds very interesting!!

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  34. kankanaJuly 21, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    This is what i call comforting with tangy taste :)

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  35. Rani acharyuluJuly 21, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    Delicious looking dal..looks so rich and colorful!!

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  36. PushpaJuly 21, 2011 at 11:19 PM

    Comforting and delicious dal.

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  37. TinaJuly 22, 2011 at 12:43 AM

    Hey checheeeeee tom dal looks super..

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  38. UrmiJuly 22, 2011 at 3:38 AM

    Tomato dal looks wonderful, yummy and tempting. Very good for health.

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  39. Jayanthy KumaranJuly 22, 2011 at 3:43 AM

    wow...healthy side dish for my rotis now..:)P
    Tasty Appetite

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  40. LipsyJuly 22, 2011 at 4:24 AM

    Wow would love to try this yummy recipe:-)
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  41. BeenaShyleshJuly 22, 2011 at 4:36 AM

    yithu mathram madi allo choru kazhikan

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  42. Suman SinghJuly 22, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    Dal is such a comfort food in our home..that looks absolutely delicious!

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  43. Sushma MallyaJuly 25, 2011 at 7:47 AM

    Loved this tomato dal recipe looks amazing:-)

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  44. JishasKitchenJuly 29, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    this is perfect with chapthi...my fav..:)

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