Lentil with Tomato

September 28, 2012

Lentil with Tomato

(Tomato Dal)

Lentil with tomato is a delicious recipe. It is very common food. Everybody likes lentil tomato recipe. lentil contains protein and tomato contains a lot of vitamin C. So lentil tomato recipe as well as lentil tomato soup is very beneficial to our health. Lentil ad tomato are available all over the world. Tomato is a seasonal vegetable but now a days tomatoes are found all the year round. It is very easy to prepare lentil tomato recipe. The method of preparation is cited here.

Ingredients:

1 cup red lentils,

1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric,

1/4 teaspoon chilli powder,

2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves,

2 green chillies, pared,

2 teaspoons crushed garlic,

1 tablespoon sliced onion,

1 tablespoon cooking oil,

3 medium -sized tomatoes,

Salt to taste. 

Method:

1. Simmer lentils in 4 cups of water with turmeric, chilli powder and salt for 40 minutes. cut each tomato into 4 pieces, add to the lentils and cook till tomatoes are soft.

2. Add coriander leaves, green chillies and bring to a boil. Remove from heat.

3. Heat oil in a pan and fry the sliced onion and crushed garlic brown. Pour the lentils and bring to a boil.

Serve hot with boiled rice.  Yields 6 servings.