Tomato Kurma | Thakkali Kurma Recipe
Tomato kurma or Thakkali kurma is a popular side dish for appam, idli, dosa or idiyappam. This taste delicious and is quite easy to make.
Ingredients
- Oil - 1 tblspn
- Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
- Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu - 1 tsp
- Curry leaves a sprig
- Onion - 1 large sliced thinly
- Green Chillies - 1 slit
- Tomatoes - 3 chopped finely
- Salt to taste
- Sugar - 1 tsp
- Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
- Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
- Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
- For Grinding:
- Coconut - ½ cup grated
- Poppy Seeds / Khus Khus / Kasa Kasa - 1 tblspn
- Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 1 tsp
- Cinnamon / Pattai - 3 cm piece
Instructions
- Take all grinding ingredients in a blender and puree till smooth. Set aside.
- Now heat oil in a pan, add mustard and urad dal. Add curry leaves and let them sizzle.
- Add in onions and green chillies. Add some salt and turmeric and mix well. Cook till it gets soft.
- Add in tomatoes and cook till it gets mushy.
- Add in sugar and spice powders and mix well.
- Add in water and bring it to a boil.
- Add the ground masala and simmer for few mins.
- Serve.