Dal Tamatar | Tomato Dal Recipe | Dal Recipes

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Dal tamatar or tomato dal is one of the favorite dal recipe in our home and this is my sister recipe. There are many ways of making dal and daal tamatar and this is sure one of the easy recipe. My sister makes this so perfect, it just taste delicious. Tomato dal get pair along with roti or rice perfectly and it's wonderful with rasam-rice too. This is one of the easy method of making dal tamtar or tomato dal and very quick too.


I struggle for some time to get the perfect tomato dal like my sister makes only until once I saw each step how she does and I found out the secret ingredient which makes the dal totally delicious is ghee, yes that's ghee. Ghee and oil makes different in taste so you can choice whatever you like but if you want you dal to be extra delicious then give the tempering or tadka with ghee and be a little generous.

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I made this dal tomato for a weekend lunch along with besanwali bhindi for a complete wholesome meal you can pair this along with any side dish of your choice and normally something dry or stir fry works well.

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You can also try these other dal recipes.

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Dal-Tamatar-Tomato-Dal-Recipe

Dal Tamatar | Tomato Dal Recipe

Moong dal fried with lots of tomato, spices to make this delicious dal tamatar.
Author: Category: Side Dish Cuisine: North Indian
Prep Time: Cook Time: Total Time:
Serves:3-4

Ingredients:

  • 1 Cups - Yellow (split) Moong Dal
  • 1 Medium - Onion
  • 2 Large - Tomatoes
  • 3 - Green Chilies
  • 4 Large - Garlic Pods
  • 1/2 tsp - Turmeric Powder
  • 1 tsp - Red Chili Powder
  • To Taste - Salt
  • 3 tbsp - Chopped Coriander Leaves
  • For Tempering/Tadka
  • 2 tbsp - Ghee or Oil
  • A Pinch - Asafoetida/Hing
  • 1 tsp - Cumin Seeds/Jeera
  • 7 to 8 - Curry Leaves

Method:

  1. Wash dal and pressure cook with turmeric powder, 2 cups water for 2 whistles. While dal getting cooked, slice peeled onion, slit green chilies, chop tomato, coriander leaves and mince garlic.
  2. In a wok or pan heat ghee or oil add asafoetida, cumin seeds allow to splutter. Add green chilies, curry leaves and saute until garlic becomes light brown.
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  3. Add onion and saute until onion becomes soft and light brown, add tomato, red chili powder, mix, cover and cook in medium flame until tomato gets mashed fully, do stir in intervals.
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  5. Add cooked dal and mix well, add 1.5 to 2 cups of water (depends on consistency of dal you like), salt and bring it to boil. Keep flame to slow and simmer for 5 mins, add coriander leaves, mix and off flame.
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Serve hot or warm with a dollop of ghee along steamed rice and any side of your choice. I made besanwali bhindi along this time.

Notes
  • You can add chopped tomato while cooking dal too.
  • Ghee tempering adds wonderful flavors to dal, but you can do the same with oil too, no issues.
  • Same you can do with toor/arhar dal or split pigeon peas.

Delicious dal tamatar goes well with rice or roti.

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48 comments:

  1. simple yet yummy dal.love to have this with hot rice.once in a while adding ghee is ok...

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  2. Dal tomato is really comfort food. I love them. Nice dish Priti

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  3. Definitely a comforting food, i would like to have this dal with papads and lemon pickles...

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  4. i have been craving for this dal, urs looks so nice, i would like to have this dal, for this rainy climate.

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  5. dal tamatar looks yummy...! love to have it with chapathis.. :)

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  6. Agree with you, some simple recipes just don't turn out the way you ideally want it to be. Moong dal is something I haven't been able to make well so far, I will try this recipe soon, it looks delicious!!

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  7. Lovely dal. I love fresh made dal with hot rice and a dollop of ghee :)

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  8. Yummy dal..lovely pictures..

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  9. Simple food is always welcome and they say that "haath ka swaad" that you can't get at times. And I too love ghee in my dal.
    FOODELICIOUS

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  10. Yes...I like this...Make at least once a week...your version sounds great too...:)

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  11. tomato daal looks very delicious n healthy ..lovely clicks too

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

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  12. Real comfort food..looks absolutely delicious.

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  13. looks lovely, simple and delicious dal...

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  14. Delicious and Yummy Dal !! Surely a comfort food ...

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  15. Hey thats a good one :) Will make these. Does it go with chapatis too?

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  16. Sounds and looks very comforting,I would love this with roti as well as basmati rice !!

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  17. delicious dal dear...my daughter's fav one

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  18. The dal must be really good! Love the color!

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  19. This is real comfort food...I make this atleast once a week..

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  20. Looks healthy and yummy dear, love your step by step pictures...

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  21. comforting daal...nice pic description Priti

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  22. Daal is such a comfort food for me..looks delicious!!

    Aipi
    http://usmasala.blogspot.com/

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  23. That was too quich a coment in my place, Priti!!..Thanks!! :)

    My husband would love this dish with hot rice!!..hmm how can he resist a dal dish seasoned with ghee? :)..comforting dish too, Priti!..will surely make it as it's easy to make too..

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  24. Bas thik hai;) hmmm, almost I can smell the aroma of Ghee tadka here..superb, make same way but no ghee tadka..next time I;ll use ghee..yaar, sending shrikhand over to you..:))

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  25. Looks delicious and inviting !

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  26. Dal looks very comforting and nicely pictured!!!

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  27. looks so delicious..!! yummy yumm!!!

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  28. A delicious authentic recipes to be tested

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  29. Real comfort food. Perfect with hot rice.

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  30. Lovely recipe, comforting and delicious.

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  31. dhall looks so comforting Priti.

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  32. Hi,

    Yummy and healthy dhal...

    Dr.Sameena@

    www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com

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  33. yummy looking recipes..also ur space looks very different from other sites.
    Biny

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  34. 2day i made this..urs looks delicious Priti.. i was going through my old posts n saw your comment in one..im so sorry in d delay i made to visit your space.. my 8month old baby is keeping me busy and away from bloggging.. :)

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  35. Sure anytime comfort dish this is...looks so tempting

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  36. Looks simple & Delicious dal recipe :)
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