TOMATO SAARU/CURRY

There are many recipes to make tomato curry, here is my aunt's version.


Ingredients:-

Tomatoes- 3 nos.
Onion- 1 no.
Dry red chillies- 3 nos.
Sambar pwdr- 1 tsp
Shredded coconut- 1/2 cup
Garlic-3 cloves
Curry leaves- 1 string
Coriander leaves- a fistful
Salt to taste
Oil- 1tbsp to saute
Mustard -1/2 tsp

Procedure:-

• Boil tomatoes in cooker, allow them to cool, grind to fine paste and keep aside.
• Fry chopped onion with 1 tsp oil. Add shredded coconut and fry for a minute, add sambar pwdr fry for a minute, remove from heat. Allow it to cool and grind it to a fine paste.
• Saute curry leaves, mustard, garlic and dry red chillies in a tbsp of oil.
• Add ground paste, bring it to boil.
• Add ground tomato paste and salt, bring it to boil.
• Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves.
• Serve with Rice.