Simple tomato dal

Name: Simple tomato dal
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Vietnamese
Ingredients: 300g split red lentils; 600g ripe tomatoes roughly chopped; 4tbsp rapeseed oil; 1tsp black mustard seeds; 10 fresh curry leaves; 5 garlic cloves peeled and crushed; 2cm x 2cm piece ginger peeled and finely grated; 2 green finger chillies finely chopped, or 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder; 1tsp ground cumin; 1tsp ground turmeric; 0.5scant tsp ground black pepper; 1.75tsp salt; Cooked basmati rice to serve

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:1h

A noble use of summer tomatoes. Note: curry leaves can be found in most larger supermarkets and south Asian supermarkets. Freeze what you don’t use for another day. You’ll need a blender.

Updated at: Fri, 25 Apr 2025 01:09:54 GMT