Tomato kurma

Tomatoes - 5

onion - 2

Green chillies - 2

turmeric powder 

chilly powder

garam masala powder

salt

To grind

Pottukadalai/split gram dal - 1 tbsp

coconut - 1 tbsp

garlic - 3 pods

fennel seeds - 1 tsp

khus khus - 1 tsp

green chillies - 3

cardamon - 1

• Pour a tbsp of oil. When it is hot, add mustard. When it splutters, add chillies and onion and saute well.
  
• Now add the diced tomatoes and let it cook till soft.
  
• Add turmeric, chilly powder, garam masala as required.
  
• Grind all the ingredients in the 'to grind' list to a fine paste
  
• Add this paste to the pan and mix it well and let it boil. Add water as required.
  
• Garnish it with coriander leaves.
  
• Serve it with dosa or appam. It taste really good!
  

I send this entry to Sanghi's "Fall in love (FIL) - tomato" event

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Appam with thakkali vegetable kurma

 

Ingredients for Appam

Raw rice - 1 cup

urad dal - 1/4 cup

fenugreek - 1 tsp

coconut - 2 tbsp

Soak the ingredients for 3 hrs and grind it to a smooth batter, by adding coconut. Add salt and let it ferment for 8 hrs. Now, the batter is ready to make sweet appam!

Tomato vegetable kurma

Tomatoes - 4

onion - 1

vegetables (carrot&potato) - 1 cup

list 1

coconut - 1 tbsp

fennel seed - 1 tsp

garlic - 2 pods

ginger - 1 inc piece

garam masala - 1 tbsp

green chillies - 3

In a pan, add 2 tsp of oil. Add cut onions and saute it. Then add tomatoes and when it is soft, add the veggies. Add turmeric and fry it well. Meanwhile grind the ingredients in the list 1 and add it to the pan. Add water and salt as required and garnish it well with curry leaves and coriander leaves. Add lemon juice if required.

Thakkali kurma goes to FIC orange hosted by Aparna.