Chettinad Tomato kuruma

Ingredients:

• Tomatoes - 4
• Onion diced - 1 medium
• Coconut (grated) - 1/2 coconut
• Garlic cloves - 1 or 2
• Green chillies - 3
• Poppy Seeds - 1 tsp
• Fennel seeds - 1 tbsp
• Cinnamon stick - 1
• Salt
• Oil
• Mustard seeds - 1tsp

Preparation:

• Grind garlic,coconut,chilies,fennel,poppy seeds and cinnamon along with a little amount of the diced onion.
• In a pan, heat oil and add mustard allowing it to splutter.
• Then add the remaining onion and saute.
• Once golden brown,add the finely diced tomatoes.
• After 2 minutes, add the ground mixture to it along with 1 cup of water and salt and allow it to cook in medium heat.
• Serve hot with idly,dosa,puri,roti etc and enjoy!

Vegetable kuruma

Ingredients:

• Peas
• Carrot
• Potato
• Onion-chopped-1
• Chilli powder
• Coriander powder
• Garam masala
• Cloves
• Turmeric
• Salt
• Oil
• Mustard
• Red chillies-2
• Curry leaves
• Water-1 1/2 cup

For the mix: Grind the ingredients listed below

• Coconut-1/4 cup
• Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Black Pepper - 1/4 tsp
• Kasakasa - 1 tsp
• Sombu(Fennel) - 1tsp
• Garlic - 1 clove
• Ginger - equivalent to garlic

Preparation:

• In a deep pan,heat oil and season,mustard,curry leaves,cloves and red chillies.
• Add onion and saute until golden brown.
• Add tomato and saute for few mins.
• Now add chilli powder,coriander powder,garam masala ,turmeric powder and mix.
• Add the ground mixture to the pan and saute for 2 mins until the oil starts to separate
• Now add all these to a cooker and add a cup and a half , of water.
• Add the cut vegetables and salt to it and cook for 5 mins.
• Serve hot with rotis, dosa, Idli.