A simple curry made with tomatoes, whole spices and coconut. Pairs well with rice and chapathi.
Tomato is a very versatile vegetable. There are endless possibilities and recipes with tomato. This particular recipe Masala tomato curry is one of our favorites. Easy recipe which goes very well with chapathi, dosa, pulav, pongal and rice.
Pick the tomato which are fully ripened. If the tomato is not ripened, it makes a huge difference in how the curry tastes.
Masala Tomato Curry
A simple curry made with tomatoes, whole spices and coconut. Pairs well with rice and chapathi.
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Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 6 medium ripe tomatoes
- 2 medium inions, finlet chopped
- 1 inch ginger
- 3 garlic pods
- 2 cloves
- 1 small piece cinnamon stick
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder
- 3 tablespoons coconut ( fresh or dry)
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 2 tabslepoons coriander leaves
- salt to taste
- 5 teaspoons oil
Instructions
- In a pan add a tsp of oil. When the oil gets hot add the cloves, cinnamon, and whole pepper. Fry for few seconds. Add half onion chopped and ¼th tsp of salt. Mix and cook till onion becomes little brown in color. Now add the coconut and fry for thirty seconds. Now add one chopped tomato and some coriander leaves. Saute for another minute and turn off the heat. Once the mixture cools , grind it to a Smooth paste.
- In a pan add 4 tsps of oil followed by ½ tsp of mustard seeds. Let the mustard pop. Add the curry leaves and the rest of the chopped onion, turmeric and salt. Saute till the onions are soft. Add the ginger garlic paste and fry for few seconds. Now add the tomato pieces and red chili powder. .
- Cook for a 10 minute till onion gets little mushy. Now add the ground mixture. Mix and cook in the medium heat for 15 minutes. Finally check for the seasoning. Add lemon juice if required.
- Serve the masala tomato curry with chapathi’s, dosa, pulav, pongal or with rice.
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Tanya Desigan
Hi madhavi,
Often i used to make this curry for chapati, Though the taste was ok, the look and consistency never satisfied me… I think adding coconuts as you mentioned in the recipe will reach my expectation. thanks for the recipe..
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-Tanya
Madhavi K
Coconut will help thicken the curry and the combination of spices and coconut goes very well. If you try, do let me know how you like it. Thanks for following in the FB!