TOMATO SAAR
Ingredients for Tomato Saar
Medium tomatoes blanched and peeled 4
Salt to taste
Green chilli finely chopped 1 teaspoon
Roasted cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon
Red chili powder 1/2 teaspoon
Jaggery chopped 1 tablespoon
Coconut milk 1/4 cup
Ghee 1 tablespoon
Mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon
Curry leaves 4-5
Dried red chillies broken 2
Asafoetida 1/4 teaspoon
Fresh coriander leaves chopped to garnish
Steamed rice to serve
Method
Step 1
Halve the tomatoes and put into a blender jar and blend into a fine puree. Strain through a sieve into a bowl.
Water can be added in blender to remove remaining puree. 4 cups puree is needed.
Step 2
Put the puree into a deep non-stick pan, switch on heat. Add salt, green chilli, roasted cumin powder and red
chilli powder and mix well. Add sufficient water. The consistency should be of a soup. Let the mixture come to
a boil on medium heat.
Step 3
Add jaggery and let it cook for a minute or till the jaggery dissolves completely. Add coconut milk and mix well.
Let it simmer without it coming to a boil.
Step 4
Heat ghee in a non-stick tempering non-stick pan, add mustard seeds and let them splutter.
Step 5
Add curry leaves, dry red chillies and asafoetida and sauté for ½ minute. Add the tempering to the saar, cover
the pan immediately and let it simmer for 1 minute.
Step 6
Transfer into a serving bowl, garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with steamed rice.