TOMATO KURMA

This is a simple kurma made with tomatoes only. No need for other veggies. Goes well with idli, dosa, chapatthi, naan and even hot rice with ghee.

Preparation time - 10 minutes
Cooking time - 10 minutes
Serves - 4

 
INGREDIENTS:
Ripe Tomatoes - 6
Onion - 2
Green chilly - 2
Ginger garlic crushed - 1 tsp
Coconut paste - 3 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Coriander leaves - 1/2 handful 
Salt

For Seasoning
Clove -2
Cinnamon - 2
Star anise - 1
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
 Hing/Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 3 tsp

METHOD:
1. In a pan boil water add the tomatoes and keep aside for few minutes and after it cools down grind to paste.
2. In a tawa, add oil and the items given under seasoning one by one. 
3. Add finely chopped onions, green chilly, saute well till it gets cooked and nice aroma comes out.
4. Add crushed ginger garlic, stir for a minute and add turmeric powder, red chilly powder, garam masala powder, coriander powder and stir well.
5. Add the tomato paste and cook well till the raw smell goes off.
6. Add coconut paste and cook for few minutes and add chopped coriander leaves and taste for salt and spice and switch off the flame.
7. Tasty Tomato kurma is ready.

Note:

• Instead of red chilly  and coriander powder, sambar powder can be used.
• The quantity will be less since we do no add any veggies.  For more quantity either add more tomatoes or other veggies along with tomato.