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Tomato Chutney
Preparation time ([days] hrs:min): 00:30
Cooking time ([days] hrs:min): 00:10
No. of servings: 6
List of ingredients:
4 tomatoes
4 green chillies
2 tablespoons nuvvulu / til /sesame
2 tablespoons jeera
1 tablespoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon urad dal
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon salt(according to taste)
3 red dry chillies
Cooking procedure:
heat half tablespoon oil and saute green chillies cut. remove the chillies from oil and fry the finely chopped tomatoes in the same oil with turmeric. let the chillies and tomatoes to cool. saute the sesame seeds, jeera/cumin seeds and grind them into powder. then mix coriander powder, sesame-jeera powder, tomatoes, chillies, salt and grind them to a fine paste. now heat the remaining oil, heat the mustard seeds, jeera, urad dal and red chillies for tadka / popu. put it in the tomato chutney and that's it

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Tomato Rice
My athamma used to prepare tomato rice whenever someone in the house is on long journey. This is easy to prepare and delicious. Try this one !!
Preparation time ([days] hrs:min): 00:15
Cooking time ([days] hrs:min): 00:10
No. of servings: 4
List of ingredients:
2 glasses rice(basmati or thin long grained rice)
5 tomatoes
15 green chillies
1 onion
3 cloves
3 elaichi
3 patta / cinnamon
1 teaspoon turmeric / haldi
1 teaspoon gingergarlic paste
1 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon salt ( according to taste)
1 bunch coriander
Cooking procedure:
Heat oil in big vessel. Add cloves, cinnamon, elaichi. saute them for a while. now add chopped onions and longitudinally cut green chillies. stir them until onion turns to golden brown. next add turmeric and ginger garlic paste and saute a little. Now add finely chopped tomatoes. stir them until tomatoes are nicely cooked. then add the rice and stir. add 2 glasses of water and cook until rice is cooked. remove from heat and add finely chopped coriander. Serve Hot.

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టమోటా ఉప్మా
Preparation time ([days] hrs:min): 00:10
Cooking time ([days] hrs:min): 00:20
No. of servings: 1
List of ingredients:
1 cup indian semoline(upma rawa)
2 cups water
1/2 cup onion
1 cup tomato
3 tablespoons oil
2 teaspoons cumin seeds
1 teaspoon turmeric
2 teaspoons mustard seeds
2 teaspoons salt(according to taste)
7 Leaves curry leaves
3 red dry chillies
4 green chillies
Cooking procedure:
heat oil in a vessel, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and let it splutter.
add the red dry chillies and cut curry leaves.
add chopped onions and chopped green chillies and stir till onions are tender.
add turmeric and chopped tomatoes. and cook till tomatoes are soft and pasty.
add salt and water( 2 cups) and bring it to boil.
Then slowly adding semolina with one hand, stir constantly with other hand and close the lid immediately and simmer the heat.
Leave it for 4-5 minutes and check whether semolina is cooked and tender.
that's it garnish with cilantro. టమోటా ఉప్మా READY
Storage Tips:
store in refridgerator. but be sure to serve hot... tomato upma is great when served hot.
Additional Info:
serve hot with some Indian pickles and ghee on top