This is a very simple pachadi which you can prepare in few mins. Very simple ingredients and very easy to prepare and goes well with rice.

Ingredients
Chopped Tomato – 3
Sliced Onion – 1
Moong dal / Pasiparuppu – 1/4 cup
Slited Green chilly – 3 to 4
Cumin – 1 tsp
Cilantro
Mustard
Method
1. Pressure cook the dal (leave one whistle) and keep it aside.
2. Heat little oil pop mustard ,cumin. Add the onion, green chillies and saute till brown.
3. Add the tomatoes and cook until soft .
4. Now add the cooked dal ( dont mash the dal) and salt and cook for few more minutes and garnish with cilantro. This goes well with rice.
Note: This can also be made without dal.

March 26, 2007 at 7:51 pm
oh..wow..my entry for JFI is also Tomato pacchadi..but mine is very different from your’s.Yours look delcious and i liked the idea of adding moongdal.
Oh! you too have a pachadi. waiting to see your version maheswari.
thanks
-JJ
March 26, 2007 at 9:55 pm
Hey Jasu .this looks great.The rose beside the dish is so cute .Nice presentation with beautiful flowers at teh side.
Thanks Soumya for those gentle words.
-JJ
March 27, 2007 at 4:34 am
Is this for RP? If not,it should.Looks great Jas,I make chutney,similar to this.Thanks girl.
Nice to know you too make similar chutney. thanks for reminding about the JFI.
thanks
-JJ
March 27, 2007 at 5:27 am
this is new to me, the addition of dal is fantastic, definitely a must try.
thanks
Hi Richa, try this and let me know.
thanks
-JJ
March 27, 2007 at 7:09 am
I have never tried adding dal to tomato chutney till now. This is certainly new to me.
Hi Arjuna, dal gives you a nice flavor. Try this
Thanks
-JJ
March 27, 2007 at 11:17 am
tomato chutney and soft, fluffy idlies are the best cobo jasu. its a pleasure to come to ur blog to see nicely presented food with lovely flowers.
Hi Sia, thanks you so much that you love the flowers.
It is a good combo with Idlies too
Thanks
-JJ
March 27, 2007 at 12:23 pm
tomato chutney with monngdal!!interesting jasu.
Hi Swapna, moongdal gives a diff. taste with this pachaddi.
THanks
-JJ
March 27, 2007 at 2:46 pm
The chutney looks yummy Jas. Its one of my favorites. And you seem to have a beautiful collection of flowers, I don’t think I have seen a photo without them on your blog !
Yes Priya ! I do love flowers and some of them are real and some silk flowers.
thanks
nice to know this is ur fav
-JJ
May 3, 2007 at 7:33 pm
This is the 3rd from the site. It came out perfect. If there are suggestions, I added some dhaniya powder and chilli powder and little ghee when the tomato is added. I also had a good aroma.
Thanks Jas
Hi Rick, I rally happy to know that your tried this and came out well for you.
Green chilly and red chilly gives completely diff. taste. Next time try with green chilly.
better than red chilly.
thanks for trying and letting me know the result. Do visit often
-JJ