Tomatoes in Onion gravy – Low oil
About:
This recipe is very delicious and a excellent side dish with low oil. Tomatoes are cooked in a nutty –onion sauce with the blend of spices. Consuming tomatoes lower the risks of cancers.
Yields: 3-4 servings
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20-25 minutes
Ingredients:
- Chopped onion-3 number
- Tomato-4-5 number
- Peanuts-2 tbsp
- red chilli-4-5
- sesame seeds-1 tbsp
- pepper corns-6-7
- fennel seeds-1 tsp
- coriander seeds-1 tsp
- tamarind pulp-2 tbsp
- turmeric-1/4 tsp
- chopped coriander- a handful
- oil-2tsp
Method:
- Wash tomatoes, pat dry and slit each tomato to two and set aside.
- Dry roast peanuts in a pan and set aside.
- Add oil in the same pan add fennel seeds, coriander seeds, red chilli, sesame seeds, pepper corns and saute for 1-2 minutes.
- Add onion, turmeric, salt and saute until the onions are translucent, turn off the flame and allow it to cool down
- then combine peanuts and sauted mixture in a food processor and ground to a smooth paste.
- Now add this ground paste in a non-stick pan and cook for 5 minutes, stirring in between.
- Add slit tomatoes, tamarind pulp, water as per the consistency and simmer until the tomatoes are cooked.
- As the gravy thickens and tomatoes are cooked turn off the flame .
- Garnish with chopped coriander .
Serve hot with:
Posted on May 25, 2015, in Indian, Side dish and tagged biryani gravy, Chitras healthy kitchen, drchdietfood, Low calorie indian gravies, low-oil vegan gravy, Onion tomato gravy for biryanis. Bookmark the permalink. 46 Comments.
This looks rich and delicious, and I love that the oils are mostly natural from the peanuts what a great idea 🙂
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Thank you so much….What a lovely feedback…love reading it 🙂
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Sounds delicious, the gravy looks so creamy!
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Thank you Suzanne 🙂
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Love this, I can sense the taste from your picture 🙂
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Thanx Malar. …:)
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interesting !!!
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Thanx Andy:)…
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Peanuts have sure added creaminess to the gravy!Looks soo good!
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You are right Shannu peanuts are the key factor here. ..thanx dear Shannu…. ❤
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I love this idea for using some of the masses of tomatoes I am picking from the garden these days. Thanks.
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That’s nice to know fresh from garden would taste definately better than store bought….wait to hear how this turned out
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Easy and delicious gravy:-) I love peanuts in gravy
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Thanx dear ….I second you…
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It looks very appetizing Chitra 🙂
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Thanx Linda. ..:)
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Hmmmmm I like the idea of this curry and pulao..yummy…
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Thank you friend 🙂
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Looks YUMMY YUMMY, Chitra !!!!
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Thanx M-R. ..so sweet if you…
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Yum! Looks awesome!
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Thanx Deborah. …
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🙂 🙂 Genius
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Thanx a bunch dear Charu. ..:)
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That´s totally new for me, I will try it with my own tomatoes soon, lg Marlies
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That’s so nice to know Marlies
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Yum! love the peanuts.. 😉
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Thanx Radhi….peanuts are the key factor in here ..
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My mum makes something similar but she uses coconut milk. It’s one of my fave dishes. I’ll have to give your version a try!
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So nice to hear that.. Mum’s are always the first inspirations for cooking…
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That’s right! LOL 🙂
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Reblogged this on Chef Ceaser.
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Thank toy
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Nice side dish Chitra!
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Thanx Lori…..
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is thats spacy?
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Not really…Tomatoes will supress the spices…You can also customise the spices or use less quantity…
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Yumm…great idea…I love tomatoes…shall try this…
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That’s so sweet you for such a lovely compliment dear
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Never heard of gravy as healthy but this looks yummers!! 😄
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Thank you Andy…. 🙂
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What a delicious looking curry, thick and creamy and yummy!
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Thank you Loretta. .. it is a perfect combo for flavoured and stir fry rice dishes…. glad you liked it….
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