Tomato Kurma

Category:  Kurma
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 20-30 mins
Servings: 3-4 servings

Tomato Kurma

Ingredients:

• Ripe Tomato - 4 nos, roughly chopped
• Onion - 1 no, finely chopped
• Oil - 1/2 tbsp
• Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
• Channa Dhal - 1 tsp
• Urad dhal, split - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Coriander powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Coriander leaves - for garnishing

For Grinding:

• Fresh Coconut - 1/2 cup, packed
• Pottukadalai / Fried gram dhal - 1 tbsp
• Ginger - a small piece
• Garlic - 2-3 cloves
• Green / Red chillies - 1-3 nos (adjust as per spice level)

• Cinnamon - 1/2 inch stick
• Cloves - 3 nos
• Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
• Poppy seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Cashews - 5 nos (Optional)

Method:

1. In blender add all the ingredients mentioned under grinding and grind to a fine paste with enough water and keep it ready
   
   
   
   
2. Heat Oil in a pan, once it becomes hot add Mustard seeds, followed by Channa Dhal, Urad dhal, Curry leaves and fry till the dhals turn golden brown
   
3. Add finely chopped onions with a pinch of salt and saute till it turns golden brown
   
4. Add the roughly chopped tomatoes (If we dont want the kurma to be chunkier, we can finely chop them and add) and saute for few mins till they turn mushy
   
   
   
   
5. Add Coriander powder and turmeric powder and allow to cook in medium flame for 5-8 mins (No need to add any water)
   
   
   
   
6. Once the oil starts to separate, add the ground paste and mix well; Add required salt and around 1/2 cup of water.
   
7. Lower the flame and allow to cook for few more mins
   
8. Once its done, switch it off and garnish with coriander leaves
   
9. Serve hot with Idly / Dosa / Paniyaram