Tomato Pappu - Andra Tomato Daal

It is time for me to start cooking a little closer to my roots: Andra Pradesh, India. Tomato Dal is a south Indian comfort food much like the American macaroni and cheese.

Ingredients: 

• 5 Roma Tomatoes diced 
• 1/2 cup Toor Dal (Hindi) AKA Kandi pappu 
• Seasoning AKA popu
• 1 tsp Urad daal 
• 1/4 tsp Cumin 
• 1/4 Mustard seads 
• Pinch of ingua AKA Asafoetida
• 1 Dried Red chili 
• A few Curry leaves 
• 1/2 tsp Rasam powder 
• 1 Green chili 
• As needed Olive Oil 

Procedure

1. Cook daal in a pressure cooker
2. Heat oil on a large pan till heated
3. Add the popu, green chili and allow to cook
4. Add diced tomatoes, rasam powder and salt 
5. Cover the pan and allow the tomatoes to cook 
6. Add the daal and mix 
7. Taste and add salt as needed

Recipe made for 4 people

*** image taken from Sailu's Kitchen