easy tomato gojju recipe | tomato onion gojju | thakkali gojju | tomato kayi gojju
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 30 minutes
- Total time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 Servings
- Category: curry
- Cuisine: karnataka
Ingredients
for gojju:
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp chana dal
- 1 tsp urad dal
- ½ tsp cumin / jeera
- 1 tsp mustard
- pinch hing / asafoetida
- few curry leaves
- ½ onion (finely chopped)
- 3 tomato (chopped)
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp jaggery
- ¼ cup tamarind extract
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp coriander (chopped)
for sambar powder:
- ½ tsp coconut oil
- ¼ tsp methi / fenugreek
- ¼ cup coriander seeds
- 1 tbsp cumin / jeera
- 1 tsp urad dal
- 1 tsp chana dal
- 20 dried red chilli
- few curry leaves
- ¼ tsp hing / asafoetida
Method
- firstly, in a kadai heat 2 tbsp oil and splutter 1 tsp chana dal, 1 tsp urad dal, ½ tsp cumin, 1 tsp mustard, pinch hing and few curry leaves.
- now add ½ onion and saute until onions shrink slightly.
- further, add 3 tomato and saute for 2 minutes.
- also add ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp jaggery, ¼ cup tamarind extract and 1 tsp salt. mix well.
- cover and cook for 15 minutes or until tomatoes turn soft and mushy.
- meanwhile, prepare sambar powder by heating ½ tsp coconut oil.
- add ¼ tsp methi and roast for 30 seconds.
- also add ¼ cup coriander seeds, 1 tbsp cumin, 1 tsp urad dal, 1 tsp chana dal. and roast on low flame.
- further add 20 dried red chilli, few curry leaves and saute until chills turn crisp.
- cool completely and transfer to a blender.
- add ¼ tsp hing and blend to a coarse powder.
- add 3 tsp of prepared sambar powder over mixture.
- mix well, cover and boil for 3 minutes or until oil separates.
- finally, add 2 tbsp coriander and enjoy tomato gojju with hot steamed rice.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.