Tomato Saar
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 6 to 7 tomatoes (tamatar)
- 1 tsp oil (tel)
- 1 tsp mustard seeds (sarson/ rai)
- ½ tsp asafoetida (hing)
- 3 to 4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped (lehsun)
- 1 inch ginger, finely chopped (adrak)
- Few curry leaves (kadi patta)
- 2 to 3 green chillies, slit (hari mirch)
- 1 medium sized onion, finely chopped (pyaaz)
- 1 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
- Salt as per taste (namak)
- 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves (hara dhaniya)
Instructions
- Wash the tomatoes.
- Heat a pan.
- Place the tomatoes in the pan.
- Add 2 to 3 cups of water.
- Cook covered for 8 to 10 minutes on medium flame.
- Turn off the heat and allow the tomatoes to cool.
- Peel the tomatoes and blend.
- Keep the tomato puree aside.
- Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan.
- Add mustard seeds.
- When the seeds start spluttering, add hing, chopped garlic, chopped ginger, curry leaves, chopped green chillies and saute for few seconds.
- Add chopped onion.
- Saute for few minutes till the onions turn translucent.
- Add tomato puree.
- Check the consistency and add water if needed. Tomato saar has thin, soupy consistency.
- Add turmeric powder and salt. Give a good mix.
- Close the lid and cook covered for 3 to 4 minutes on low flame.
- Next, turn off the heat and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
- Serve hot.