Tomato saar

Tomato Saar

Serves: 2 persons

Ingredients

Ingredients:

  • 3 tomatoes chopped roughly
  • ½ inch ginger cut into pieces
  • 1 green chilli chopped
  • 1/2 cup fresh grated coconut
  • 1 cup water
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
  • 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro

For tadka/seasoning:

  • ½ teaspoon oil
  • ½ teaspoon ghee/butter
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • Pinch of asafoetida
  • 5-6 curry leaves

Method:

  1. Add tomatoes, grated coconut, chili, ginger and water in a pressure cooker. Cook everything together for 3-4 whistles. Let the pressure go down completely.
  2. Open the pressure cooker lid and keep it open until it is completely cool down.
  3. Add the cooled mixture in a mixer/blender. Grind it properly. Strain the grinded tomato mixture into a pan through a strainer.
  4. Add salt and sugar and start boiling it.
  5. Meanwhile let's prepare tadka/seasoning. Get another pan and oil and ghee/butter. Add cumin seeds. As soon as they start spluttering, add curry leaves, and asafoetida. Switch off the flame.
  6. Pour this tadka on boiling tomato saar. Immediately add red chilli powder to it. Mix everything. Turn the flame to simmer.
  7. Let it cook for another 5 minutes. Add chopped cilantro. Turn off the flame.
  8. Serve hot with Vegetable Pulao or Masale Bhat or Plain white rice.

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