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tomato yogurt curry
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Tomato yogurt curry recipe

Easy yogurt-based gravy, perfect for the summer season
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: South Indian
Keyword: South indian gravy
Servings: 3
Author: Jeyashri suresh

Ingredients

  • 10 small onions Shallots thinly sliced
  • 1 tomato finely chopped
  • 3 tsp coconut oil
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds
  • ¼ tsp fenugreek seeds
  • 3-4 slit green chili
  • 3 red chili
  • Few curry leaves
  • Salt as needed
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • ½ cup water

To grind

  • ¼ cup coconut
  • ¼ cup yogurt
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds

Instructions

  • Grind the coconut, yogurt, and cumin seeds into a fine paste.
  • In a pan add 3 tsp coconut oil and add the mustard seeds, slit green chili, red chili, and curry leaves.
  • Add the sliced onions to this and cook till translucent.
  • Add finely chopped tomatoes.
  • Now add salt and turmeric powder.
  • Cook till the tomatoes are mushy.
  • Now add the ground yogurt mixture.
  • Add ½ cup of water to this.
  • Mix well and let this froth up.
  • Switch off the flame.
  • Tomato yogurt curry is ready to serve.
  • Serve with plain rice or idiyappam or sevai.

Notes

Notes:
1. Ensure to use slightly sour curd for this tomato yogurt curry.
2. Coconut oil gives a nice flavour to this tomato yogurt gravy, so do not skip this.