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Tamatar arhar dal

Toor dal with tomato

Energy
213 kcal
Protein
10.7 g
Fibre
6.61 g
Time
40 min

Per serving, 163 g.1 Good for lunch or dinner.

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Nutrition facts

One serving, 163 g. Percentages are of the daily target for a woman of 30, lightly active.2

Energy

  • Energy213 kcal12%

Carbohydrates

  • Carbohydrate27.9 g10%
  • Fibre6.61 g26%
  • Soluble fibre1.58 g

Fats

  • Fat5.89 g12%
  • Saturated fat limit3.24 g16% of limit
  • Monounsaturated fat1.3 g
  • Polyunsaturated fat0.69 g6%
  • Omega-60.61 g8%
  • Omega-30.08 g8%
  • EPA + DHA0 mg
  • Cholesterol limit11.5 mg

Protein and amino acids

  • Protein10.7 g21%
  • Histidine315 mg53%
  • Isoleucine359 mg30%
  • Leucine695 mg30%
  • Lysine613 mg34%
  • Methionine + cystine171 mg19%
  • Phenylalanine + tyrosine1,129 mg75%
  • Threonine347 mg39%
  • Tryptophan76.7 mg32%
  • Valine458 mg29%

Vitamins

  • Vitamin A119 µg14%
  • Vitamin B10.18 mg13%
  • Vitamin B20.09 mg4%
  • Vitamin B31.3 mg12%
  • Vitamin B50.81 mg16%
  • Vitamin B60.2 mg11%
  • BiotinNot in the source data
  • Folate48.2 µg22%
  • Vitamin B120 µg<1%
  • Vitamin C30.7 mg47%
  • Vitamin D0 µg0%
  • Vitamin E0.53 mg7%
  • Vitamin K40.4 µg73%

Minerals

  • Calcium48.1 mg5%
  • ChromiumNot in the source data
  • Copper0.46 mg27%
  • IodineNot in the source data
  • Iron2.26 mg8%
  • Magnesium65.9 mg18%
  • Manganese0.74 mg18%
  • MolybdenumNot in the source data
  • Phosphorus164 mg16%
  • Potassium756 mg22%
  • Selenium6.27 µg16%
  • Sodium limit329 mg16% of limit
  • Zinc1.23 mg9%

Ingredients

Weighed raw, for one serving. Telugu name after each.

11 ingredients

  • Red gram, dal kandi pappu42.5 g
  • Tomato, ripe, local105 g
  • Ghee neyyi4.5 g
  • Turmeric powder pasupu0.3 g
  • Chillies, green - all varieties pachi mirapakaya3 g
  • Garlic, big clove vellulli3 g
  • Ginger, fresh allam2 g
  • Cumin seeds jeelakarra0.8 g
  • Asafoetida inguva0.05 g
  • Chillies, red endu mirapakaya0.6 g
  • Iodized salt (table salt) uppu0.8 g

Method

About 40 minutes.

  1. 1

    Rinse 42 g toor dal and cook it with turmeric and 3 parts water until soft; pressure-cook for 3–4 whistles (about 35 minutes in a covered pan).

  2. 2

    Peel if needed and dice tomato.

  3. 3

    Add the tomato, ginger, green chilli and salt to the dal and simmer until tender, about 10 minutes.

  4. 4

    Heat 4.5 g ghee and add cumin seeds, broken dry red chilli and a pinch of asafoetida with the garlic; pour over the dal.

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