Stuffed Tomato Gravy

Stuffed Tomato Gravy 
Posted by Sri Vidhya on 26/05/2015

Ingredients:
Tomatoes 5 or 6
Finely chopped onion - 1
Tamarind juice - 1/2 cup
Salt
Oil
Mustard seeds - 1 tbsp
Methi leaves
To roast and grind:Dry roast :
Grated coconut (Kopra preferable) - 1/2 cup
Ground nuts - 1 tbsp
Cashew nut - 1 tbsp
white Sesame - 3 tbsp
Chili powder - 2 tbsp
Garam masal - 2 tbsp
Cumin powder - 2 tbsp
Dhania Powder - 2 tbsp

Preparation:
Cut a small part of the tomato's top and remove the tomato pulp. Make it hollow to add the stuffing.  Dry roast the ingredients (to grind 1- 4) separately til golden brown Blend them to a fine powder (Add the masal powders too).  Mix a part of this powder with the finely chopped onion and stuff the mixture into the tomatoes. Keep the remaining masal aside. Heat the wok and add 3 tbsp oil followed by mustard seeds.  When it pops, add the stuffed tomatoes and sprinkle little water.   Let the tomatoes get half cooked.  Then add the remaining masal and add tamarind juice, salt and mix well.  Add little water for the consistency.  Close wok with a lid and allow the tomato and the stuffed masal to get cooked.  the tomato skin will become soft. At this time add crushed methi leaves, give it a mix and off the stove  

Note: Not to add much of tamarind juice as tomatoes itself contain the sour taste.