Saturday, 23 April 2011

TOMATO IN CURDS

Try this simple dish, which I tasted in India.


TOMATOES IN CURDS

300 grms ripe red tomatoes chopped into big pieces
2 onions chopped fine
3 green chillies chopped fine
1 tsp ginger chopped fine
¼ tsp tumeric powder
Salt to taste
1 tbs coriander leaves chopped
½ cup curds

1 tbs oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp urad dal
½ tsp cumin seeds
2 dried red chillies cut into pieces
1 sprig curry leaves
Little asafetida powder

Method:
Heat oil in a wok, add in the mustard seeds and urad dal.
Let it splutter, add in the cumin seeds, dry red chillies, curry leaves
And the asafetida powder. Sauté nicely.

Now add in the chopped onions, green chillies, ginger and tumeric powder. Sauté well till the onions turn slightly brown.
Now add in the tomatoes and salt, cook for about 10 minutes.
The tomatoes must be cooked but not mushy.

Remove from the heat. Let it cool, add the curds just to cover
The tomatoes, mix nicely garnish with the cut coriander leaves.
Serve with rice.

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