Tomato Sagu (Side dish for idly/chapathi)

Tomato Sagu (Side dish for idly/chapathi)

             Same old chutneys and gravies are not only boring to eat but to cook too. Try this outstanding tomato sagu for idly/chapathi. This is a very tasty and delecious one.

Ingredients:

• Onion - 5 or 6 (Chopped)
• Garlic - 10 flakes (Chopped)
• Tomato - 1/2 kg
• Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
• Jeera Seeds - 1 tsp
• Red chilly - 7
• Grated cocunut - 2 tbsp
• Poppy seeds(gasa gasa) - 1 tbsp
• Roasted gram - 1 1/2 tbsp
• Coriander leaves - few (Chopped)
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Salt - as needed
• Sugar - 1 tsp

How to make tomato puree:

• Boil a large pot of water.
• Add the tomatoes and cook for 5 to 10mins.
• Remove the tomatoes from boiling water and allow it to cool.
• Peel off the skins of tomatoes and discard it. cut the tomatoes into two halves and grind it in a mixer.
• Filter the puree and keep aside.

Method:

• Finely chopped the onions , garlic and keep aside.

• Wash and puree the tomatoes.

• Heat oil in a pan , roast the coriander seeds , red chilly and jeera seeds till golden brown color.

• Without oil in a pan , roast the poppy seeds and keep aside.

• In a mixer , add grated cocunut , roasted gram ,poppy seeds, coriander seeds , red chilly and jeera seeds. all together add little water and make into an smooth paste and keep aside.

• In the same pan , heat oil add the mustard seeds after it gets splutters, add the chopped garlic and saute it till golden brown color.

• Then, add the chopped onion and saute it for 7 mins till golden browm color.

• Now Add the ground masala and saute well till nice aroma comes out.

• Atlast, add the tomato puree , salt , sugar and 1/4 cup of water into it.

• Cook till the gravy thicken for about 10 to 15 mins. garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

• Serve hot with idly or chapathi (awesome combination).

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