MOONGDAL & TOMATO CURRY

INGREDIENTS :

Moong Dal  :  1 Cup
Tomatoes    :  3 Medium
Green chillies :  3
Onion         :    1
Coriander leaves
Tamarind or Tamarind Paste   :   1tsp
Tadka / Popu  :
Oil or Ghee  :  2 Tsp
Red Chilli
Musturd Seeds  :   1/2 tsp
Zeera  :   1/2 tsp
Pinch of Hing
Garlic -  2 Cloves

      Pour a cup of moongdal into a bowl and wash throughly.  Cut onions & green chillies into long pieces. Chop tomatoes into Small pieces. Add chopped pieces to moongdal, add tamarind paste and enough water and cook the dal in a pressure cooker until done.
                  Heat oil or Ghee in a kadai and add all tadka items into it. When popu seeds states poping add crushed garlic to tadka. Nice flavour comes out from popu then pour boiled moong dal mixture and add salt, chilli powder & turmeric powder and stir it well. To get right curry consistency add water if needed. Stir occasionally, after 10 mins check the seasoning and atlast add chopped coriander leaves and serve with roti or rice.