Рецепт Cherry Tomato Kurma
Blogging Marathon# 55: Week 1/ Day 2
Theme: Healthy Family Dinners
Dish: Cherry Tomato Kurma
For the second day of 'Healthy Family Dinners', I have a creamy and delicious kurma made with cherry tomatoes. This dish can be served with either rotis or simple vegetable pulao.
Recipe for this kurma is from a Telugu cooking show. The original recipe had double the amopunt of cashews, coconut and poppy seeds used. But I lightened it up and used much less to make it a little more healthy, but without compromising on the taste. Addition of mint and cilantro makes the dish serve fresh and tasty.
I made a simple vegetable pulao with brown rice and it makes for a filling and delicious meal. It can be served with roti or paratha too.
Ingredients: Serves 2~3
- Cherry Tomatoes - 1cup
- Onion - 1 small, finely chopped
- Green chilies - 2, slit
- Ginger+garlic paste - 1tsp
- Cashews - 3tbsp
- Dry grated coconut - 2tbsp
- Poppy seeds - 2tbsp
- Yogurt - 3tbsp, whisked
- Turmeric - ¼cup
- Red Chili powder - ½tsp (adjust as per taste)
- Ground Coriander - ½tsp
- Garam Masala - ½tsp
- Mint leaves - 2tbsp, finely chopped
- Cilantro leaves - 3tbsp, finely chopped
- Cloves - 2
- Cardamom pods - 2
- Cinnamon stick - 1" stick
- Cumin seeds - 1tsp
- Salt - to taste
Method:
Chop few of the tomatoes in half and make a slit in the remaining.
Dry roast cashews, dry grated coconut and poppy seeds until lightly golden. Cool and grind to a smooth paste adding just enough water.
Heat 2tbsp oil and 1tbsp butter in a pan, add cloves, cardamom, cinnamon and cumin seeds. Add onions, green chilies and ginger+garlic paste. Saute until onions turn lightly browned around the edges.
Add the cashew-coconut paste, turmeric and salt. Cook for 2~3 minutes.
Next add the cherry tomatoes and salt.
Cover and cook till the tomatoes start to burst and get tender, about 5~6 minutes.
Next add the whisked yogurt, ground coriander, garam madala, chopped mint and cilantro. Cook for 3~4 minutes.
Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve with rice or roti. I served with brown rice pilaf.