Tomatoes are amazing to work with! They have this brilliant colour and a nice tangy taste! I love tomatoes so much; The first thing i will always want to do with tomatoes is a chutney, I have a special post dedicated to to the 5 different chutneys with tomatoes... one for everyone. Do look at it!
I have also shared a simple masala tomato daal, today's daal has a small twist. I am making it for my 3 year old who is down with cold. I want it to have a hidden home remedy , yet it should not be spicy. If i have cold, the first thing i will have is a hot hot piping garlic rasam, you can get that recipe here.
Today It is the Tomato daal for my 3 year old fussy toddler.. who can like smell the ingredients.. i am not joking ! He will eat a spoon and give me this 'I know you added something different in this look!! ' and then the negotiations start... ipad? you tube? phone? phone? a new toy!! then we come to a mutual agreement..... and he will eat!
Today's other big twist is my mustard microgreens! Microgreens are a big big source of nutrition and the most important part of consuming them is we never cook them. The below picture is of day 4 of my Microgreens.
This daal however has the goodness of pepper and other spices yet taste a bit mild. If you want to make it for yourself, you can add green chillies, chilli powder and a pinch of garam masala.
What do we need to make the Pepper tomato daal?
- Tomatoes
- Onions
- Garlic
- Cumin / Jeera
- Carom seeds / Ajwain
- Split black lentil / Urad daal
- Turmeric powder / Haldi
- Asafoetida / Heeng
- Crushed Pepper / kali mirch
- Ghee
- Pigeon Pea / Toor Daal
How to make the Pepper tomato Daal?
Step 1: Like any daal, we will start with the TADKA! but this is for a toddler so i used Ghee. You can use oil if you want. But the Ghee gives it such a richer and yummier taste!
Take some ghee in a pan and add some ghee once it is hot add Urad daal followed by Jeera , Ajwain, Heng, Haldi and fry for a bit, add the chopped garlic and fry till the raw smell goes away.
Step 2: Add the onions followed by salt and fry till they turn translucent, add the chopped tomatoes and cook till you see the ghee / oil separate.
Step 3: Add the cooked Toor daal and let all this cook till it all blends well and you get the consistency. Garnish with some microgreens.
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