Hyderabadi Tomato Salan Recipe
Hyderabadi Tomato Salan is a special curry made with whole tomatoes cooked in a peanut sesame sauce. Salan is traditionally served with biryani or pulao, but you can enjoy it with roti as well.
Ingredients
For Tempering
- 5 tablespoon Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Fennel Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- 1 inch Cinnamon
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
For Gravy Base
- 1 Large Onion peeled & chopped finely
- 1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
- 6 small Tomatoes
- 2 teaspoon Chilli Powder
- 1 tablespoon Coriander Powder
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Powder
- 1 teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon Jaggery or Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Tamarind
- ¼ cup Plain Yogurt
For Roasting & Grinding:
- 2 tablespoon Peanuts
- 2 tablespoon Sesame Seeds
- 4 tablespoon Coconut 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 by adding water.
- Heat oil, add in all tempering 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: 1servingsCalories: 205kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 4gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.05gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 26mgPotassium: 378mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 989IUVitamin C: 22mgCalcium: 82mgIron: 2mg
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