Tomato Curry aka Thakkali Kuzhambu is yet another spicy south indian curry (like Poondu Kuzhambu) which goes well with steamed rice, puris, dosas etc…
South Indian tomato based and tamarind based curries have a lovely tangy spicy flavour. Such curries are a good substitute for lentil based dishes like sambar.
Tomato Curry (Thakkali Kuzhambu)
Author: Asha
Recipe type: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 2-3
Ingredients
- Tomatoes, 5-6 medium sized (blanched)
- Garlic, 2-3 pods
- Mustard seeds, 1 tsp
- Asafoetida, ¼ tsp
- Curry leaves, 5-6
- Shallots ,10
- Sambar Powder*, 2 heaped tsps
- Tamarind pulp, 1 tsp
- Oil, 2 tbspns
- [If you do not have sambar powder in hand you can substitute it with
- Chilli powder, 1 tsp
- Coriander powder, 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder, ¼ tsp]
Instructions
- Blanching tomatoes:
- Make a small cut on the tomatoes place them in boiling water for 10 mins.
- Wash them in cold water and remove the skin of the tomatoes. Puree the tomatoes and keep it aside
- For the curry:
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Add mustard seeds, once it pops add asafoetida powder and curry leaves.
- Now add crushed garlic pods and fry it till the raw smell disappears.
- Add the shallots to this and fry it till it is transparent.
- Now add the pureed tomatoes,sambar powder and salt and allow it to boil well.
- At this stage add the tamarind paste to this and let it boil for a few more minutes.
- Serve hot with steamed rice or puris!
Notes
The quantity of tamarind paste needs to be adjusted depending on how sour the tomatoes are. So i generally start off with half a tsp gradually increasing it based on requirement.
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