Tomato saaru

Ingredients:

• Toor dal - 1 cup
• Tomatoes - 3, diced
• Green Chilli - 1, Sliced in half lenghtwise
• Water - 4 cups
• Salt - to taste
• Jaggery - 2 tbsp (or 1 inch cube)
• Tamarind - 2tbsp (or 1 inch cube)
• Rasam powder - 2tbsp

Seasoning

• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Asafoetida (hing) - a pinch

Method:

1. Wash the toor dal. Put in instant pot (IP).
2. Add 4 cups of water to it.
3. Split the green chilli vertically in half and add it to the IP.
4. Dice the fresh tomatoes and add it to the IP.
5. Add the jaggery, tamarind, salt, rasam powder to the IP.
6. Stir everything.
7. Run the instant pot on manual - high pressure - for 25mins.
8. Let pressure release naturally (~ about 25mins)

Seasoning

1. Once the pressure is released, open the IP.
2. In a seasoning pan, heat the oil.
3. Once the oil heats up, add the mustard seeds.
4. When the mustard seeds start sputtering, add the curry leaves and asafoetida.
5. Turn off the heat when the curry leaves brown (about a min).
6. Add the seasoning to the IP. Stir.

Serve with rice, ghee, potato chips and [[Beans palya]]

Tags:

[[Ammas recipes]] [[Indian recipes]] [[Dals]]