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Tomato Pappu Recipe, How to Make Tomato Pappu Recipe Andhra Style
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 
Tomato Pappu is one of the famous and vegetarian foods in South India.
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Andhra, Indian
Keyword: Tomato Pappu Recipe
Servings: 4
Calories: 360 kcal
Author: Uppada Lakshmi
Ingredients
  • Toor Dal / kandipappu – 100 gms
  • Tomato – ¼ kg
  • Tamarind – Lemon ball size 1
  • Salt – 1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder – 1 pinch
For the popu/tadka
  • Garlic cloves – 5
  • Red mirchi – 1
  • Curry leaves – 1 spring
  • Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
  • Fenugreek seeds – ½ tsp
  • Mirchi powder – ½ tsp
  • asafoetida powder – ½ tsp
  • Oil – 2 tsp
Instructions
How to Make Tomato Pappu Recipe:
  1. Wash dal, add ¼ liter water and boil in a separate vessel
  2. After dal gets boiled add tomatoes and boil for a while and later add tamarind juice, salt and turmeric powder and boil for a min. Once cooked, mash the mixture and keep aside.
  3. Heat oil in a separate saucepan and add garlic cloves, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves, green chillies and asafoetida powder
  4. Once everything is fried put this mixture in the mashed dal and boil for a minute
  5. Tomato pappu is ready. Serve hot.