Easy tomato saar recipe | tomato curry for rice | konkani style tomato saar

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Total time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 4 Servings
  • Category: rasam
  • Cuisine: goan

Ingredients

For masala paste:

  • 3 tomato (chopped)
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 4 dried red chilli
  • 1 cup coconut (grated)
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds

For saar:

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • pinch hing
  • few curry leaves
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp chilli powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp jaggery
  • 4 cup water
  • 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)

Method

  1. Firstly, in a mixer jar, take 3 tomatoes, 4 garlic cloves, 4 dried red chillis, 1 cup of coconut, ½ tsp cumin and 1 tsp coriander seeds.
  2. Grind to a smooth paste and keep aside.
  3. In a kadai, heat 2 tbsp oil. Add 1 tsp of mustard, ½ tsp of cumin, a pinch of hing, and a few curry leaves. Splutter the tempering.
  4. Add in the prepared masala paste
  5. Add ½ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp salt and ½ tsp jaggery.
  6. Cook till everything is well combined.
  7. Add an additional 4 cups of water and mix well.
  8. Boil well until the flavours are infused.
  9. Now add 2 tbsp of coriander and mix well.
  10. Finally, enjoy the Tomato Saar Recipe 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.