Kongunadu Special Thakkali Kurma Recipe (Tomato Kurma from Kongunadu)

Ingredients

• 5 Tomatoes
• 5-6 Green Chillies
• 5 Shallots
• 3 Garlic optional
• 1 sprig Curry leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
• 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
• 1 tablespoon Oil
• Salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon Fennel seeds (Saunf)
• 5 Cashew nuts
• 1/4 cup Fresh coconut chopped
• 1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
• 2 Cloves (Laung)

Steps

1. Grind the ingredients given under ' ground masala ' using 1/4 cup of water and keep it aside.
2. In a pan heat 1 teaspoon of oil and add the chopped tomatoes, shallots,garlic and green chillies. Saute' them in low flame till the tomatoes become mushy.
3. This will take 5 to 7 minutes and once it turns mushy switch off and let it cool.
4. Process this mixture.
5. In the same pan, heat the remaining oil and add 1/4 tsp of fennel seeds and curry leaves.
6. Add the tomato- onion – chilli mixture.
7. Add turmeric powder, Chilli powder and Salt.
8. Mix well and boil for one to two minutes.
9. Stir in the ground cashewnut, mix well and let it simmer for another two minutes and switch off.
10. Serve Kongunadu Special Thakkali Kurma along with Whole Wheat Lachha Parathafor a weekday meal.