Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 Mins | Serves: 2-3

Tomato 2 big Onion 1 Coconut 1 tblsp Roasted gram | chutney dal 1 tsp Green chili 1-2 Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp Oil 3 tsp Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp Urad dal 1/2 tsp Asafoetida 2 pinches Curry leaves few Method:

  • Cut the tomato into two. In a pan add water and cook the tomatoes for 10 minutes.
  • Once the skin starts peeling off, switch off the flame.
  • Take out the skin and allow this to cool completely.
  • Slice the onions finely.
  • Grind the coconut, green chili,roasted gram and coconut into a fine paste.
  • You can add little water while grinding.
  • Grind the tomatoes into a smooth paste.
  • In a pan add oil and add in the mustard seeds, urad dal and asafoetida.
  • When the dal turns brown add the chopped onions.
  • When the onions becomes translucent, add the ground tomato paste.
  • Add the ground coconut paste to this.
  • Add salt and turmeric powder.
  • Mix well.
  • Let this cook for 5 minutes.
  • Switch off and add the curry leaves.
  • Tomato gotsu| thakkali kichidi is ready to serve.
  • This goes well with idli, dosa, pongal and chapathi too.
Tomato-gotsu - 1

Method with step wise pictures:

  • Cut the tomato into two. In a pan add water and cook the tomatoes for 10 minutes.
thakkali gotsu - 2
  • Once the skin starts peeling off, switch off the flame.
  • Take out the skin and allow this to cool completely.
thakkali gotsu 2 - 3
  • Slice the onions finely.
  • Grind the coconut, green chili,roasted gram and coconut into a fine paste.
thakkali gotsu 4 - 4
  • You can add little water while grinding.
  • Grind the tomatoes into a smooth paste.
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  • In a pan add oil and add in the mustard seeds, urad dal and asafoetida.
  • When the dal turns brown add the chopped onions.
  • When the onions becomes translucent, add the ground tomato paste.
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  • Add the ground coconut paste to this.
  • Add salt and turmeric powder.
  • Mix well.
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  • Let this cook for 5 minutes.
  • Switch off and add the curry leaves.
  • Tomato gotsu| thakkali kichidi is ready to serve.
  • This goes well with idli, dosa, pongal and chapathi too.
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Notes:

  1. You can replace green chili with red chili powder.
  2. Few pods of garlic can be added to the oil while adding onions.