Tomato gravy/ Thakkali kolumbu

Thakkali Kolumbu

Ingredients

Oil - 2 tbsp

Onion - 1

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Garlic Pods - 3 nos

Curry Leaves - 1 strand

Asafoetida - a pinch

Water - 4 cups

Salt for taste

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Coriander leaves - a few

To Grind

Small Onions - 10 to 15 nos

Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp

Coriander seeds or Coriander powder - 2 tbsp

Garlic Pods - 6 to 8 nos

Red chillis - 2 to 3 nos

Curry Leaves - 1 strand

Tomatoes - 3

Method

1. Pour some oil in a Kadai, and add ingredients in section to grind one by one and saute them till the raw smell goes off. 

2. Cool the mixture and grind it into fine paste using a blender

3. In a kadai, pour oil and throw mustard seeds, once it splitters, add garlic, onions, asafoetida and curry leaves and saute till onions are transparent. Then add the ground mixture into it with turmeric powder, salt and water.

4. Once it comes to boil, wait for 3 minutes and switch off the flame. Garnish with coriander leaves.

5. Serve hot with Rice, Dosa, Idly

Tomato Gravy