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Tomato Chana Dal Curry
Tomato gravy cooked with onions and chana dal with a touch of masala powder. This tangy tangy tomato is fast and easy to cook.
August 10th, 2010 VegetarianWe used to call this as pappula kura(lentils curry) back home.
Ingredients
1. Chopped Tomato – 3 cups
2. Chopped onion – 1 cup
3. Chana Dal – 1/2 cup, soak in water for 30 minutes
4. Green chili – 2, finely chopped
5. Salt – 1 teaspoon
6. Red chili powder – 1 tea spoon
7. Masala Powder – 1/4 teaspoon
8. Curry leaves – 10
9. Mustard seeds – 1/4 teaspoon
10. Cumin seeds – 1/4 teaspoon
11. Turmeric – 1/4 teaspoon
12. Oil – 2 tablespoons
13. Coriander – Hand fullCooking Procedure
1. Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add curry leaves, turmeric and after 30 seconds add chopped onions, tomato and green chilies. Close the lid and cook for about 10 minutes under medium heat until the tomatoes are soft.
2. Add soaked chana dal and let it cook for another 15 minutes. Keep smashing tomatoes in between with a spoon. Once chana dal is cooked, add salt, red chili powder, masala powder, cook for 2 more minutes, add coriander and turn off heat.
Tip: If you don’t have enough time to soak chana dal, you may soak for 5 minutes and microwave them for 3-4 minutes to cook.
masala powder ante..garam masala ok na?
Jyothi, I usually use home made masala powder for most of the dishes: http://mammuskitchen.com/masala-powder/
You can still use the garam masala, but the flavor might be little different than the home made one.
I heard that if we put anything(whatsoever be cooked)after adding tomatoes…it will not get cooked,it will be hard enough to eat…Is it right?
Not really, some items might be required to add before tomatoes, but I usually cook add all my vegetables with tomato. For this recipe, I add the soaked chana dal after adding tomatoes and they always get cooked.
I think you mean cumin seed & mustard seed & not jeera as both cumin & jeera is the same
Yes kanan, Its a mistake, I meant cumin and mustard seeds. Updated the recipe. Thanks