Tomato pappu / Tomato daal - Andhra style

Tomato pappu / Tomato daal - Andhra style

Ingredients:

1. Yellow lentils(toor daal) - 1 1/2 cup
2. Tomatoes (ripe) - 4
3. Tamarind - small lemon sized
4. Onion - 1
5. chilli powder - 1 tbsp
6. Salt - to taste(1 tbsp)
7. Mustered - 1/2 tbsp
8. cumin seeds - 1/2 tbsp
9. Curry leaves - 2 strands

Procedure: 

1. Boil the Yellow lentils(Kandi pappu or Toor daal) in a pressure cooker along with sliced tomatoes, onions, chillie powder and tamarind for 5 whistles.
2. Now smash the boild yellow lentils/paapu/daal with your comfortable instrument( Guthi or food processor) to the smoother level you wish.
3. Now put thalimpu/popu( in a table spoon of oil fry mustered,cumin seeds and curry leaves) and add that to pappu/daal.
4. Now boil it again for 4 to 5 minutes. It is ready to serve now. It is tastes better with Ghee and any Andhra style pickle (Preferably mango or tomato pickle).