South Indian Tomato Pappu Recipe | Andhra Style Tomato Dal | Curious Kitchen

Welcome to Curious Kitchen. Today, we're making a comforting South Indian classic: Tomato Pappu, also known as Tomato Dal. Made with creamy toor dal, fresh tomatoes, green chilies, garlic, tamarind and a fragrant tempering of mustard seeds, cumin, dried red chilies and curry leaves, this simple dish is full of comforting flavors. In this episode, you'll see the complete process from cooking and mashing the dal to preparing the tempering and serving it with hot steamed rice. INGREDIENTS: For the dal: 1 cup toor dal 3 medium tomatoes 1 medium onion 2 green chilies 4 garlic cloves 1/2 teaspoon turmeric 1 teaspoon red chili powder Salt to taste About 3 cups water Small lemon-sized piece of tamarind Fresh coriander For tempering: 2 tablespoons oil or ghee 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds 2 dried red chilies 1 sprig curry leaves A small pinch of asafoetida The complete recipe and method are in the first pinned comment. If you enjoyed this recipe, please LIKE, SHARE, COMMENT and SUBSCRIBE to Curious Kitchen. Which South Indian dish should we make next?