Thursday, May 13, 2010

Thakkali Peera / Tomatoes with grated coconut


















Ingredients:
  1. Tomatoes - 5 cut into big slices (You can use ripe tomatoes or a mix of raw and ripe tomatoes)
  2. Shallots - 5 sliced
  3. Green chillies - 8 slit
  4. Grated coconut - 1.5 cups
  5. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  6. salt - to taste
  7. Curry leaves - 2 springs

Method:
Mix all the ingredients together in a clay pot or a pan ,add half a cup of water and cook covered for 10 minutes.
Remove the lid and if there is too much gravy , simmer until the gravy is reduced.
Serve with rice and fish fry.
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3 comments:

  1. Preethi RajeevMay 13, 2010 at 7:57 AM

    Yumm it looks delicious, when we are fasting we also make this kind of dish

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  2. Pavithra ElangovanMay 13, 2010 at 8:02 AM

    Interesting dish... looks too good and yummy...NEver tried this though.. yummy..

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  3. jaisy jamesMay 19, 2010 at 4:24 AM

    different one. i didnt try with red tomatoes but my mom will make thoran with green tomatoes.anyways defintly will try

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