Prakash's Greeen Tomato Dhaal

split yellow mung bean - 1 cup (boiled to mushy consistensy)
3-4 - green toms chopped
1-2 green chillies - chopped(for fiery) - slit (for medium)
small onion chopped.
grated ginger 1 tsp

for tempering
1/2 tsp mustard
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
 
oil - 1 tbsp

pour oil in pan and when hot add mustard and mustard will spatter, add cumin after spatter (and optionally if you have add curry leaves - Murraya koenigii).
now add ginger and chilli and toss it once. add onion and cook untill it goes soft. now add green toms and little bit of water and cook untill toms are soft.
Now add cooked mashed mung dal and salt.
add water to lighten it if you need it. The daal should in a consistency of a thick soup.
now taste a little bit. if the toms are not tangy it needs bit more tanginess. add a tsp full of lemon juice otherwise taste the original tanginess of toms.
switch off on the first boil.
afterwards add chopped coriander leaves (optional)

there you go. Green toms dal.
can be taken with rice, naan bread or just as a soup with a roll


 

FYI a pressure cooker makes short work of boiling the dhaal.

Pressure cookers scare me to death. 

Quote from: prakash_mib on July 28, 2011, 19:09

Quote from: Lardman on July 28, 2011, 16:53

FYI a pressure cooker makes short work of boiling the dhaal.

We have 5 of them for various dishes and guests 

WHAT!!! You cook guests 

I just am turning down that invitation Prakash.. I am staying in to wah my hair

oh no!!!
have miss my dinner tonight