Tomato Kurma

Tomato Kurma 

• Tomato - 3 ( ripened red ) 
• Oil - 1 tblsp  
• Onion - 1 huge 
• Ginger Garlic Paste - 1/2 tsp 
• Bay Leaf - 1 
• Cloves- 4 
• Cinnamon - 1/2 inch stick 
• Curry leaves- 1 sprig 
• Red chilly powder- 1/2 tsp ( i have used kashmiri chilly powder ) 
• Turmeric powder-1/4 th tsp 
• Water- 1 cup 
• Salt to taste 

To grind 

• Grated coconut- 2 tblsp 
• Cashewnut - a few 
• Green chilles- 3 
• Fennel Seeds- 1/2 tsp
• Poppy Seeds- 1/2 tsp 

Garnish 

• Chopped coriander leaves .

Method 
Wash tomatoes n chop it .

Chop onion 

Grind all the ingredients meant to grind to a fine paste .

In a kadai add oil, add cloves, Cinnamon stick , bay leaf n allow it to sweat .then add curry leaves ..  Add chopped onion n fry till transparent, add ginger garlic paste n fry for a minute . Then add the chopped tomatoes along with salt ..cover n cook till the raw smell goes n it becomes mushy . Add red chilly powder , turmeric powder .. mix n add the ground paste ... fry for a while ... add water n cook till the gravy thickens , switch off and do the garnishing . 

Goes well with dosa/ rottis /idiyappam