Tomato Amti (Maharashtrian Style)

Light gravy with subtle flavours...if your looking for a replacement for your regular dal..then give this a try...this Maharashtrian tomato amti is between Tomato Saar and Goan kadvaan...!!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup tomato, finely chopped

1/4 cup onion, finely chopped

1/4 tsp haldi powder

1/2 tsp kashmiri mirch powder

1/2 tsp red chilli powder

1/2 tsp sugar

salt to taste

1 tsp oil

1 1/2 cup water

to be blended into paste:

1/4 cup freshly grated coconut

1 tbsp onion

1/2 tsp coriander seeds

3 cloves of garlic

2 tbsp water

Method:

• Blend together freshly grated coconut, onion, coriander seeds and garlic into a fine paste.
• Heat a kadai, add oil. Add onion and cook on a low medium flame till onion turns pink in colour.
• Add tomato and mix well. Let the tomato cook well.
• Add kashmiri mirch powder, red chilli powder, haldi powder and mix well. let the masala cook for a minute.
• Add the blended coconut paste and mix well and saute for a minute.
• Add water and bring to a boil on medium flame.
• Add sugar and salt and cook till done.
• serve hot with rice!!!!

Tips:

• You can temper this Amti with ghee too.
• You can add few pieces of potato in this Amti, it taste really good.
• You can temper with mustard seeds and curry leaves. but i like the simple version given abroad.
• The coconut paste has to be blended into a very fine paste.
• Increase the amount of tomato if you want a tangy flavour!!!!