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    Hyderabadi Tomato Salan Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Hyderabadi Tomato Salan Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is a dish of spiced, tomato tossed together into a silky curry.

    Hyderabadi Tomato Salan

    My Mirchi ka Salan is such a family favourite, so i use the same salan base and dd different vegetables in them and make different salan recipe. This is my second recipe, tomato ka salan. Delicious and yummy recipe.

    Similar Recipes,
    Mirchi Ka Salan

    Ingredients for Hyderabadi Tomato Salan

    • Oil - 5 tbsp
    • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
    • Fennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu - 1 tsp
    • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
    • Cinnamon / Pattai - 1 inch stick
    • Curry leaves - a sprig
    • Onion - 1 medium size chopped finely
    • Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp
    • Tomatoes - 5 to 6 small ones
    • Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
    • Coriander Powder / Malli podi - 1 tbsp
    • Cumin Powder / Jeera podi - 1 tsp
    • Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
    • Salt to taste
    • Sugar / Jaggery to taste
    • Tamarind - a small gooseberry size
    • Curd / yogurt - ¼ cup

    For Roasting & Grinding:

    • Peanuts - 1.5 tbsp
    • Sesame Seeds - 1.5 tbsp
    • Coconut - 2 tbsp grated
     
    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

    How to Make Hyderabadi Tomato Salan

    1. Start by dry roasting peanuts till it changes colour, add in sesame seeds and coconut and roast for few more mins.
    2. Take this in a blender and make it into a fine puree.
    3. Heat oil, add in all whole spices, curry leaves and saute for a min.
    4. Add in onions and cook till golden.
    5. Now add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min.
    6. Add in all spice powders and mix well.
    7. Add in the ground masala, water, tamarind, curd, salt and jaggery.
    8. Bring this to a boil, cover and simmer for 20 mins, till oil separates.
    9. Meanwhile cut the top of the tomatoes.
    10. Now add in Tomatoes and cover and simmer for 15 more mins till tomatoes are cooked.
    11. Serve.
     
     

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    Hyderabadi Tomato Salan Recipe

    Hyderabadi Tomato Salan Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is a dish of spiced, tomato tossed together into a silky curry.
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour hour
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
    Servings: 6 servings
    Calories: 151kcal

    Ingredients

    • 5 tbsp Oil
    • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
    • 1 tsp Fennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu
    • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
    • 1 inch stick Cinnamon / Pattai
    • a sprig Curry leaves
    • 1 medium size chopped finely Onion
    • 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
    • 5 to 6 small ones Tomatoes
    • 2 tsp Chilli Powder
    • 1 tbsp Coriander Powder / Malli podi
    • 1 tsp Cumin Powder / Jeera podi
    • 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
    • Salt to taste
    • Sugar / Jaggery to taste
    • Tamarind - a small gooseberry size
    • ¼ cup Curd / yogurt
    • For Roasting & Grinding:
    • 1.5 tbsp Peanuts
    • 1.5 tbsp Sesame Seeds
    • 2 tbsp grated Coconut

    Instructions

    • Start by dry roasting peanuts till it changes colour, add in sesame seeds and coconut and roast for few more mins.
    • Take this in a blender and make it into a fine puree.
    • Heat oil, add in all whole spices, curry leaves and saute for a min.
    • Add in onions and cook till golden.
    • Now add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min.
    • Add in all spice powders and mix well.
    • Add in the ground masala, water, tamarind, curd, salt and jaggery.
    • Bring this to a boil, cover and simmer for 20 mins, till oil separates.
    • Meanwhile cut the top of the tomatoes.
    • Now add in Tomatoes and cover and simmer for 15 more mins till tomatoes are cooked.
    • Serve.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 151kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 18mg | Potassium: 72mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 212IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Hyderabadi Tomato Salan Recipe Step by Step

    Start by dry roasting peanuts
    once it start to turn darker
    add in sesame seeds, i used a mix of white and black
    add in some coconut
    roast them for few minutes
    remove it to a plate
    now take this in a blender
    make it into a smooth puree
    Heat oil in a pan. Add in fennel, mustard and cumin seeds
     along with a stick of cinnamon
    add in curry leaves
    add in chopped onions
    saute them
    cook till they turn golden
    now add in ginger garlic paste, a little chilli 
    powder fell over it, hence the colour
    saute for a min
    add in all the spice powders
    saute for a min
    look at the lovely colour
    now add in the ground masala
    i washed the mixer with some water and poured it in as well
    mix well
    add in curd
    jaggery
    salt
    and tamarind pulp
    bring this whole thing to a boil
    cover this with a lid and simmer till oil floats on top
    look how dark the colour has turned..Gravy Done
    Take some tomatoes
    Cut the top off
    You can remove the seeds from it..
    Add it into the gravy
    Cover and simmer for 15 mins
    Now the tomatoes are cooked till tender
    Serve
     
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