Share Recipe

Tovar dal (split pigeon peas with potato (from south India)

Servings: 2
Preparation time: 5 minutes.
seasoning time: 3 minutes.
Cooking time: 7 minutes.
Total time: 15 minutes.

There is nothing better than authentic meal which is very healthy, Dal, roti/rice, sabji, salad and curd. It is good to bring little variation in day to day meal, here is the tovar dal with aaloo, that gives a change and delicious too. This is the south Indian style, where I put curry leaves in the seasoning. I think it is wonderful dal, especially when lemon juice and coriander leaves are added.

Absolutely Delicious!

Ingredients:

Tovar dal: 50 gm
Mustard seed: ¼ teaspoon
Cumin: ½ teaspoon
Red chilli: 1 no.
Asafoetida: 1 pinch
Ghee (clarified butter):2 tablespoon
Ginger: 1” piece
Turmeric powder: ½ teaspoon
Salt: 1 teaspoon
Potato: 1 no (small size)
Tomato: 1 no. (Small)
Ginger: 1” piece
Green chilli: 1 no.
Lemon: ½ no.
Curry leaves: 1 tablespoon
Coriander leaves: 1 tablespoon

Preparation;

Clean and Chop potato, ginger, green chilli and tomato into small pieces. Keep aside.

Method:

Take a pressure cooker; put dal, ½ teaspoon of salt, half teaspoon turmeric powder add 2 cups of water.
Place cooker on high flame, bring to full cooking pressure. Reduce to lower flame, cook for about 3-4 minutes. Allow cooker be cool; now dal is ready. Keep aside.
Take a pot; put potato, tomato, ginger, green chilli and curry leaves, add one cup of water with salt, Cook till become soft, Add cooked dal in it; boil the mixture for couple of minutes.
Put off the flame, add coriander leaves and season it.

Seasoning:

Take a small fry pan, Put ghee in it; add mustard seeds and cumin seeds, Let it sputter for few seconds, put off the flame, add asafoetida & red chilli and spread it on prepared dal.
Tovar dal (split pigeon peas with potato (from south India) are ready to serve. Add lime juice just before serving.