Ingredients:

• Toor Dal – 1/2 cup
• Garlic flakes – 2 to 3
• Curry Leaves – a few
• Tomatoes – 2 small (cut)
• Dry red chillies – 3
• Asafoetida – 1/4 tsp
• Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
• Salt – to taste
• Oil – 1 tbsp
• Mustard Seeds – 1/4 tsp

Method:

Pressure cook the dal with garlic flakes, asafoetida, tomatoes and turmeric powder adding required amount of water (for 1/2 cup of dal, add around 1- 1.5 cups of water). Mash the dal well with a wooden spoon.

In a pan, heat the oil, splutter the mustard seeds, curry leaves and chillies. Add this to the mashed dal. Add salt and mix well. Goes well with rice and rasam. Though this looks like a regular plain dal recipe, adding tomatoes to the mix lends a new flavor to the dal.