Name: Tamil Nadu Tomato Curry
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 4 nos Tomato (medium size); 3 nos Onions (medium size); 3/4 tsp Aniseed (Perinjeerakam); 1/2 tsp Ginger garlic paste; 2 nos Green Chillies; 3/4 tsp Chilly Powder; 1/4 tsp Dhania powder; 1/2 tsp Tumeric powder; 1/2 cup Coconut; 1 inch Cinnamon; 2 nos Cloves; 2 tbsp Roasted Gram (odacha kadala or pottu kadala); 3/4 cup Water; Corriander leaves (for garnishing); Oil (as reqd); Salt (as reqd)

Tamil Nadu Tomato Curry

Simple & easy tomato curry

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine Tamil

Servings people

Ingredients

4 nos Tomato medium size
3 nos Onions medium size
3/4 tsp Aniseed Perinjeerakam
1/2 tsp Ginger garlic paste
2 nos Green Chillies
3/4 tsp Chilly Powder
1/4 tsp Dhania powder
1/2 tsp Tumeric powder
1/2 cup Coconut
1 inch Cinnamon
2 nos Cloves
2 tbsp Roasted Gram odacha kadala or pottu kadala
3/4 cup Water
Corriander leaves for garnishing
Oil as reqd
Salt as reqd

Instructions

Take a pan, pour oil & add Aniseed (Perinjeerakam), Cinnamon & Cloves.
Chop onions in such a way that you get square pieces.Add onion & saute till the colour changes.
Add the ginger garlic paste & fry for less than a minute and then add tomato.
Once the tomato is cooked well, add Green chilles, Dhania pwder, Chilli pwdr & turmeric powder. Keep stirring for a while till the masala is cooked.
Grind the coconut & roasted gram into a smooth paste.
Add the ground mixture wth the cooked masala.
Also add water & salt accordingly.
Close the pan with a lid & cook it wel for about 5-7mins in low flame.
Finally once cooked garnish wth corriander leaves.
:- Best suited for idlis & dosas.

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Tamil Nadu Tomato Curry