TOMATO GOTHSU | TOMATO KOOTU

TOMATO GOTHSU | TOMATO KOOTU

INGREDIENTS:-
Finely Chopped Tomatoes - 250 gms (about 4 to 5 medium sized)
Finely Chopped Onion - 100 gms
Ginger - 1/4 inch, slice thinly
Curry leaves - 2 leaflet
Moong dal - 50gms, washed & soaked for 20 minutes
Sambhar powder /All purpose powder - 1 tsp
Green chillies / Red Chillies - 4 nos. ( or depends upon the spice level)
Roughly Cut Capsicum - 50 gms
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Jeera / Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Bengal gram - 1/4 tsp
Jaggery powder - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 3 tbsp
Water - as required

METHOD:-
Heat a pressure cooker ( I used 3 L cooker), with 2 tbsp of oil and add mustard seeds. Allow it to splutter. Then add Cumin seeds, sliced ginger, chillies, and Onion. Once the onion gets cooked slightly, add finely chopped tomatoes, capsicum and required salt. Mix well.

When the tomatoes turn mushy, add the sambhar powder/All purpose powder and mix well.
Add washed and soaked moong dal, required water. Allow it to boil, check for salt and spice.
Cover with the lid and pressure cook for 5 whistles in high flame and 5 minutes in sim flame.
Once the pressure is completely released, add the jaggery powder. (adding jaggery to dal varieties improves digestion)

Tasty Tomato Gothsu is ready ...
Tastes better with Chappathi, Dosa, Wheat Uppma.

See also for Gravy and Kootu Collections