Andhra Tomato Dal

Toor Dal- 2 cups
Tomatoes- 6
Onions -1
Chillies-6
Red Chilli Powder-1 tsp
Turmeric-1/4tsp
Salt-2tsp
Tamarind- 1/2 cup juice

Seasoning: Onion thin slices- 4
Garlic- 3 cloves
Mustard seeds-1 tsp
Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp
Chana dal-1/2tsp
Udad dal-1/2 tsp
Fresh Curry leaves- 6 leaves
Red Chillies- 12
Oil-2tsp
Ghee-1tsp
Hing powder-1tsp

Prep:
Cut Tomatoes into medium pieces. Cut the Onions and Chillies into thin slices. Add 4 cups of water to washed Toor dal and Tomatoes pieces, onion & Chilly pieces, Red chilli powder, Turmeric and cook in the pressure cooker until 2 whistles/20 min.
*Note: Dal should be fully cooked.
 Add Tamarind juice extract,1 cup water and salt to the cooked dal and let it cook for another 10miuntes until the dal boils. Off the stove and let settle for 10 min.

Seasoning:
Heat the Oil& Ghee in Pan. Add onion slices and garlic slices and let them turn light brown. Add Mustard seeds, Cumin seeds, Chana dal, Urad dal one by one and let them turn light brown, add curry leaves and Red chili pieces and fry for 2 minutes. Add hing and mix well for 2 min. Add the seasoning to settles dal and place a lid right away so that the vapor does go into the dal and gives the best taste.

Serve hot with plain Sona Masoori rice or chapati/roti.