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Tamatar ki Kadhi ( Nutritious Recipe For Pregnancy)

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Tarla Dalal

09 July, 2016

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About Tamatar Ki Kadhi ( Nutritious Recipe For Pregnancy)

Ingredients

Methods

Nutrient values

A richly-flavoured kadhi with the delectable tang of tomatoes! Borrowed from Sindhi cuisine, this mouth-watering Tamatar ki Kadhi is flavoured with a traditional tempering and thickened with besan.

Loaded with tomatoes, this kadhi provides you antioxidants like vitamin A, vitamin C and lycopene that fights against free radicals and improves your immunity, keeping you hale and healthy during this happy and memorable period of your life.

Ingredients

Main Ingredients

2 cups roughly chopped tomato

1 tsp oil

1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)

1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)

1 tsp chopped green chillies

5 to 6 curry leaves (kadi patta)

2 clove (laung / lavang)

1 tbsp besan (Bengal gram flour)

1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)

1 tsp chilli powder

a pinch of asafoetida (hing)

2 tsp grated jaggery (gur)

salt to taste

For The Garnish

a sprig of coriander (dhania)

Method

Combine the tomatoes and ½ cup of water in a deep non-stick pan and mix well. Cover with a lid and cook on a medium flame for 5 to 7 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Allow it to cool completely and blend in a mixer to a smooth purée. Keep aside.
Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan and add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
When the seeds crackle, add the green chillies, curry leaves, cloves and besan, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring continuously.
Add the turmeric powder, chilli powder, asafoetida, prepared tomato purée and ½ cup of water, mix well and bring to boil, while stirring occasionally.
Add the jaggery and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Serve hot garnished with a sprig of coriander.