Tomato Pappu Recipe
Tomato Pappu is an Andhra-style lentil curry recipe where toor dal is cooked with tomatoes, onions, chilies, and a few other ingredients. This flavorful dal is perfect to serve with steamed rice for a comforting meal. Make it using my easy recipe.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
To Cook The Dal
- ½ cup toor dal (split pigeon peas)
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes cut into ½-inch pieces
- 1 cup chopped onions cut into ½-inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 2 teaspoons tamarind paste or to taste
For Tempering
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- ½ teaspoon brown mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon white urad dal
- 4-5 garlic cloves smashed
- 2-3 dry red chilies broken into small pieces
- 1-2 green chilies cut into small pieces
- 15-20 curry leaves
Instructions
Cook The Lentil
- Rinse the dal and soak it in water for 20 minutes.
- Add soaked dal, tomatoes, onions, salt, red chili powder, and oil in an instant pot.
- Add 2 cups of water and stir to combine.
- Close the instant pot lid and set the valve to the sealing position.
- Press PRESSURE COOK and set the timer to 12 minutes at high pressure.
- Once the timer goes off, let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes.
- Release the remaining pressure manually and open the lid.
- Mix the dal well with a spatula or a wire whisk.
- Add tamarind paste and mix well.
- Note - To cook the dal in a traditional pressure cooker, cook it over medium-high heat for 1 whistle. Then, reduce the heat to low and cook for 12 minutes. Remove the cooker from heat and let the pressure release naturally. Add some more if the dal is thick and mix well.
- Check for salt and tamarind paste, and add more if needed.
Temper The Pappu
- Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
- Once the oil is hot, add cumin seeds, brown mustard seeds, white urad dal, garlic cloves, dry red chilies, green chiles, and curry leaves.
- Saute for 10-15 seconds.
- Pour the tempering over dal. Add 2 tablespoon chopped cilantro and mix well.
- Serve hot.
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Notes
Toor dal is traditionally used to make this recipe. You can replace it with yellow moong dal or pink masoor dal. You can also use a combination of these lentils.
You can add ½ teaspoon turmeric powder while cooking the dal if you wish to.
Nutrition
Calories: 190kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 730mg | Potassium: 292mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 509IU | Vitamin C: 118mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 2mg
