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:

Spring Onion Pulao

Roasted Vegetable Pulao