Tomato kurma | Thakkali kurma for Idli, Dosa and Chapathi

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu, south india | Cooking Time: 15 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Type : Korma, Kurma, curry | Take with : Idli, dosa, Rice, chapatti, parotta

Ingredients

• Tomato – 4 [chopped]
• Onion – 1 [sliced]
• Ginger & garlic – 1 tbsp [grated or mashed]
• Green chilli – 1 [slit]
• Cinnamon – 1 stick
• Cloves – 3
• Fennel seeds – ¼ tsp
• Bay leaves - 1
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
• Garam masala – ½ tsp
• Salt to taste
• Sugar a pinch
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Water as needed

For grinding ingredients

• Coconut – 2 tbsp [grated]
• Poppy seeds – ½ tbsp
• Cashews - 6
• Add ingredients in a mixer jar, grind well with 4 tbsp of water

Method

• Heat oil in a pan add cardamom, cloves, bay leaf, cinnamon & fennel seeds.
• Add onion, ginger and garlic sauté till soft.
• Add green chilli & tomato sauté & add water cook till soft.
• Then add ground mixture, garam masala, turmeric & red chilli powder, mix well & let it boil.
• Add sugar & salt mix well & cut off heat. Serve hot with idli, dosa, chapathi, parotta

Thakkali kurma