Tomato Saag

Ingredients

• • Onions - 5
• • Garlic - 10 flakes
• • Tomato - ½ kg
• • Dhania - 1 tablespoon
• • Jeera - 1 teaspoon
• • Red chillies - 7
• • Poppy seeds - 1 tablespoon
• • Coconut (grated) - 2 tablespoons
• • Grams (roasted) - ½ tablespoon
• • Coriander leaves - 1 teaspoon
• • Oil - 2 tablespoons
• • Salt - as required
• • Sugar - 1 teaspoon
• • Mustard seeds - ½ teaspoon

Method

• 1. Cut onions and garlic finely.
• 2. Boil tomatoes with enough water to cover it for 5 to 7 minutes.
• 3. When it is cool, strain the water, peel the skin and grind it.
• 4. Pass through a sieve.
• 5. Fry dhania,jeera and red chillies in little oil.
• 6. Dry roast poppy in a pan till brown.
• 7. Add scraped coconut, roasted gram along with roasted ingredients and grind to a smooth paste.
• 8. Heat oil in a pan season with mustard, add cut garlic and fry till brown, add the onions.
• 9. Fry till translucent.
• 10. Pour tomato juice, ground mixture, salt and sugar.
• 11. Boil till it becomes thick.
• 12. Garnish with cut coriander leaves and serve hot with Idlis or pulkas.