Friday, December 11, 2015

Stuffed tomato

                                                                    Stuffed tomato



                                                                                 






Potato and tomatoes are the essential items of our grocery list.These two can be mixed and blended with any dish while cooking.But in this particular recipe these two will be mixed to make this special sabzi.
Ingredients required

6 medium size red tomatoes(fresh and firm)
3 medium  size potatoes
2 teaspoon of red chilli powder,dhania powder,amchur powder.
1 teaspoon of turmeric powder

1 teaspoon of cummin seeds
A pinch of hing (asafetida)
4 table spoon of yogurt
2 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon of finely chopped ginger,green chilli,mint leaves,coriander leaves.
Salt according to taste.

Boil potatoes and peel and mesh.     Mix all spices and salt in mashed potatoes except hing and cummin seeds.In a thick bottomed or non stick pan heat oil add cummin seeds and hing and potatoes.Switch off the flame stir the mixture and let it cool.
Now  with a knife or scoop take out the juice and pulp from tomatoes to make these hollow so that these can be stuffed with this potato mixture.Stuff all  these hollow tomatoes with potato mixture.

Mix yogurt and tomatoes pulp and juice taken out earlier
In a non stick pan heat oil add hing and cummin seeds and pour yogurt and juice taken out of tomatoes let it boil then gently place tomatoes in this gravy and cover the pan with a lid.Let it simmer for 8 to 10 minutes.switch off the flame and open lid after 5 minutes.Garnish with mint and coriander and mint leaves.

Tastes good when served with roti ,paratha or puri.