This is a very simple kurma made with tomatoes. I got this recipe from my friend long time back. I love this recipe for its simplicity. When there are abundant tomatoes at home or when tomatoes are inexpensive, apart from making tomato/thakkali thokku, tomato soup, tomato rice or tomato biryani, you can prepare this kurma for a change. It goes well with chapati, idiyappam, appam, idli and dosa. Today we will learn how to make tomato/thakkali kurma following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.
Tomato Kurma-Thakkali Kurma
Prep Time : 10 mins
Cook Time : 25 mins
Serves: 2
Recipe Category: Side dish
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Serves: 2
Recipe Category: Side dish
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Ingredients needed
Ripe Tomatoes – 6
Onion -2 or 1 cup finely chopped
Green chillies -2 slit
Grated coconut -1/4 cup
Turmeric powder -a pinch
Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Chilli powder -1/2 tsp
Salt needed
Oil – 1 tbsp
Cinnamon -1 inch piece
Cloves -2
Fennel seeds/Sombu – 3/4 tsp
Curry leaves – few
Preparation
Chop onions finely and slit green chillies. Grind raw tomatoes and keep it aside. I got 2 cups of tomato puree.
Grind coconut with a little water to a fine paste. Keep all the things ready as below.
Heat oil, add cinnamon, cloves and fennel seeds. When fennel seeds sizzle, add finely chopped onions, green chillies and curry leaves.
Saute until onions turn golden brown.
Add tomato puree, coriander powder, chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt needed. Cook until the rawness of the tomato goes (the color will change as seen in the picture below) and it will oozes out oil.
At this stage add coconut paste, needed water (according to the consistency required) and cook simmered for 5-6 minutes. Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.
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This kurma looks really good and would go very well with rotis!
Hav tried ur recipies which are easy to follow and tastes yummyyy too.. This kurma wil be as gud as others.. Keep up padhu..
This looks so good! I would love to try it myself.
Looks like a very delicious side dish. Shall prepare today. Thanks for this recipe.
Looks delicious….one of the recipe that comes in hand easily.
Really. Useful..waiting for further posts
hi padhu,
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Sounds good…will try it definitely….eager to taste..good luck..
Super simple recipe
Really comes out well…….
Hi Padhu
I usually have this dish when I go to the dhaba close to where I work.looks like they use raw tomatoes and not puree and I think they add some jaggery as well.
Can I use badam paste instead of coconut paste
You can though I have not tried it.
Tried this recipe and it came out amazing! 🙂 Had it with Idiappams! Thank you!
liked the tomato kurma side dish recipe. I made it easily and effortlessly.
This u mam… Good with dhosa & rice ,but cinnamon fragrance was subsidized why?
Tried this today.. Easy to make.And tasty too. Every one liked.. Quantity was also more… Thanks a lot for sharing the recipe…
Thank you for the recipe! You write 6 ripe tomatoes and in the explanation you speak of raw tomatoes Is it a typing mistake? Thank you
It is 6 ripe tomatoes only. By raw tomatoes, I meant uncooked tomatoes. (ie) grind the tomatoes (ripe only) without blanching or cooking is what I meant in that context.