Tomato Saaru Recipe

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Summary

Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time10 Min
Ready In20 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexHealthy++Servings4
CuisineCourse
VegetarianMain Ingredient
Interest Group,

Ingredients

 Tomatoes2 Large
 Green chillies2
 Red chillies2
 Cumin seeds1/2 Teaspoon
 Coriander seeds1 Tablespoon
 Tamarind paste1/4 Teaspoon
 Mustard seeds1/2 Teaspoon
 Few curry leaves
 Grated coconut1 Tablespoon, frozen
 Ginger1/2 Inch
 Jaggery1 Tablespoon
 Cilantro1 Cup (16 tbs)
 Asafoetida1 Pinch
 Salt To Taste
 Coconut oil3 Tablespoon

Directions

Dice the tomatoes, roughly chop the cilantro.
Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds.coriander seeds, green chillies, red chillies, chopped ginger one by one and saute till the coriander seeds turn light brown. Add coconut and saute again for few seconds. Keep it aside and allow it to cool. Grind to a smooth paste by adding little water.
Heat one cup of water in another deep vessel and add diced tomatoes, salt and jaggery. Cook till the tomatoes are soft.
Add the ground masala along with chopped cilantro, and tamarind paste. Add enough water to make it medium thick and bring it to a boil.
Lower the heat and cook for about 5 minutes.
Now heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When they splutter, add curry leaves and asafoetida. Saute for about 5 seconds. Pour it over the tomato mixture and cover the pan immediately. Serve hot with steamed white rice.

Comments

Anonymous

Chinmayi says :

Hi Sarita... Can you tell me, if traditionally, any type of Daal (eg. toor daal - in a very small quantity) is used over & above the ingredients you listed? Thanks.
Posted on: 26 June 2010 - 10:14am
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Sarita Bhandarkar says :

Thanks Srividya.
Posted on: 8 November 2008 - 2:11pm
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srividya76 says :

Nice recipe Sarita. Thank you for posting.
Posted on: 8 November 2008 - 9:20am
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Sarita Bhandarkar says :

Thanks Radzie, Do try and let me know.
Posted on: 7 November 2008 - 2:26pm
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Radzie says :

Hi Sarita.. We try something similar at home, but to go with Roti and Chappathi; with the difference we limit the usage of spices. Great recipe, will have to try it for lunch once!
Posted on: 7 November 2008 - 8:20am
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Sarita Bhandarkar says :

Thanks for trying the recipe Jayashree. I like it too. It is served with rice in the temple at my natice.
Posted on: 6 November 2008 - 11:18pm
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Jayashree says :

I tried this and it came out very good. I fried some long sliced onions and added them while boiling tomatoes and had this with rice and like a chutney for dosa, it was good. Thanks.
Posted on: 6 November 2008 - 6:52pm
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