Spicy Dal with Tomato

Ingredients:

Toor dal - 3/4 cup
Moong dal - 1/4 cup
Oil - 2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

curry leaves - few

Dry red chilli - 2

Onion - 1/4 chopped

Tomatoes - 3 roughly chopped
Turmeric - a pinch
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
C.salt - 1 tsp
Tamarind paste - 1 tbsp
Coriander leaves- to garnish

Method:

Soak both the dals for 1/2 hr. 

Pressure cook dal, onion, tomato, turmeric & 1 red chilli along with enough water for 6 whistles. Gently mash and keep aside.

In a pan, pour oil and temper with mustard, cumin, curry leaves n dry red chilli. Add dal to the same. Add salt, chilli powder and tamarind paste. Bring it to a boil and garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve with rice.

Notes:

Alternatively, do not pressure cook onion and tomato. Sauté them in oil after tempering and then add dal like so.