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Tomato Saar - SK Khazana

Serve this hot piping hot with steamed rice – a perfect soul food This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

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Tomato Saar - SK Khazana

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Main Ingredients Medium tomatoes, Salt
Cuisine Maharashtrian
Course Dals and Kadhis
Prep Time 11-15 minutes
Cook time 16-20 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Sweet & Sour
Level of Cooking Easy
Others Veg

Ingredients list for Tomato Saar - SK Khazana

  • 4 Medium tomatoes blanched and peeled
  • to taste Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Green chilli finely chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon Roasted cumin powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Red chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon Jaggery chopped
  • 1/4 cup Coconut milk
  • 1 tablespoon Ghee
  • 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds
  • 4-5 Curry leaves
  • 2 Dried red chillies broken
  • 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida
  • to garnish Fresh coriander leaves chopped
  • to serve Steamed rice

Method

  1. Halve the tomatoes and put into a blender jar and blend into a fine puree. Strain through a sieve into a bowl. Water can be added in blender to remove remaining puree. 4 cups puree is needed.
  2. Put the puree into a deep non-stick pan, switch on heat. Add salt, green chilli, roasted cumin powder and red chilli powder and mix well. Add sufficient water. The consistency should be of a soup. Let the mixture come to a boil on medium heat.
  3. Add jaggery and let it cook for a minute or till the jaggery dissolves completely. Add coconut milk and mix well. Let it simmer without it coming to a boil.
  4. Heat ghee in a non-stick tempering non-stick pan, add mustard seeds and let them splutter.
  5. Add curry leaves, dry red chillies and asafoetida and sauté for ½ minute. Add the tempering to the saar, cover the pan immediately and let it simmer for 1 minute.
  6. Transfer into a serving bowl, garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with steamed rice.
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