Tomato Kurma / Plain Kurma.

Tomato kurma is a hotel style plain kurma made using onion, tomato, cashew nuts, coconut, rock flower (kalpasi) and spices. A very good side dish for dosa, idli, chapathi, poori and parotta.Tomato Kurma / Plain Kurma recipe is given below with step by step photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Tomato Kurma / Plain Kurma.

Ingredients:-

Tomato.                     -1
Onion.                        -1
Fennel seeds.              -1tsp
Rock flower (kalpasi).-a small piece
Cinnamon.                  -1 inch stick
Cloves.                        -4
Bay leaf.                      -1
Red chilli powder.       -1 tbsp
Turmeric powder.        -1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves.         -few
Salt.                              -to taste
Water.                           -as required
Oil.                               -2 tbsp

For grinding Coconut Cashew Onion Tomato Paste:-

Grated coconut.-1/4 cup
Cashew nuts.    -10
Fennel seeds.    -1tsp
Onion.              -1
Tomato.            -1
Green chillies.  -4
Ginger.              -a small piece
Garlic.               -6 cloves

Instructions:-

Grind grated coconut along with cashew nuts, fennel seeds, roughly chopped onion, roughly chopped tomato, green chilly, ginger and garlic to a smooth paste. Keep aside the ground coconut cashew onion tomato paste.

Method:-

1). Heat 2 tbsp oil in a wide bottom pan. Add fennel seeds, cinnamon stick, cloves, bay leaf and rock flower (kalpasi) into the pan and saute well.Add finely chopped one onion and saute well till onion becomes translucent.

2). Add finely chopped tomato into the pan and saute well. Cover and cook on low flame till tomato becomes soft.

3). Add required salt, red chilli powder and turmeric powder into the pan and mix well.

4). Add ground coconut cashew onion tomato paste into the pan and mix well.

 5). Add 1cup of water or add little more water into the pan and mix with the ground paste and make a desired gravy consistency. Boil the gravy for 3 to 4 minutes on low flame and stir in between till the raw smell of the ground paste goes out.

6). Add finely chopped few coriander leaves into the pan and mix well. Cover and cook kurma for 2 minutes and switch off the flame.

7). Transfer the tomato kurma / plain kurma to a serving bowl.

 

8). Very tasty Tomato Kurma / Hotel style Plain Kurma is ready to serve with dosa.

Tomato Kurma / Plain Kurma can also be served with idli, chapathi, poori and parotta.