TOMATO KA SALAN

Ingredients.

5 small round tomatoes
3 green chillies pounded

1 big onion chopped
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
½ tsp cumin powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp red chillie powder
A pinch of turmeric powder
1 tsp tamarind paste mixed with ½ cup of water
½ tsp sugar
Salt to taste

To Roast And Grind:
2 tbs sesame seeds
1 tbs of grated coconut
¼ cup peanuts

2 tbs oil
½ inch cinnamon stick
2 cloves
2 cardamom pods
1 tsp cumin seeds

Little cut coriander leaves.

Method:
Cut the tomato tops, like a cover. Scoop out the pulp.
Now mix the pulp with the pounded green chillies.
Keep them aside.

Heat oil in a flat non stick pan. Add in the cumin seeds, cloves,
cardamom pods and the cinnamon stick.
When the spices splutter, add in the chopped onions. Sauté well.
Add in the ginger garlic paste, fry well.

Now add in the turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder
and the red chillie powder. Keep stirring it for about 5 minutes.
Now add in the tomato pulp green chillie mixture. Stir fry well for 2 minutes.

Now add in the ground paste, tamarind juice, sugar and salt.
Cook for about 5 minutes stirring all the time.
Once the gravy boils, place the tomato shells in the pan. Fill the tomatoes
with the gravy. Allow the tomatoes to be cooked with the hot gravy.
Do not over cook the tomatoes. The tomatoes should be whole, but cooked.
Garnish with cut coriander leaves and serve with rotis or cumin rice or any pulao.