Ingredients used in TOMATO SAAR WITH CRISPY BHENDI |
• Tomatoes - 1-1/2 cup. |
• Green chillies - 3 numbers. |
• Coriander stock - 1/2 bunch. |
• Curry leaves - 2 springs. |
• Coriander seeds - 1/2 tea spoon. |
• Peppercorns - 5-6 numbers. |
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tea spoon. |
• Turmeric - 1/2 tea spoon. |
• Hing - 2 pinch. |
• Salt - to taste. |
• Bhendi - 10 numbers. |
• Rice flour - 2 teaspoons. |
• Red chilli powder - 1/2 tea spoon. |
• Sesame seeds - 1 pinch. |
• Ghee - 1 tea spoon. |
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tea spoon. |
• Red chillies - 2 numbers. |
• Grated coconut - 1 tablespoon. |
• Pineapple (chopped) - 1 tablespoon. |
• Sugar - 1/2 tea spoon. |
• Rice (cooked) - 1 cup. |
• Lime juice - 1 tea spoon. |
• Coriander leaves(chopped) - 1 tea spoon. |
• Oil - to fry. |
Method: |
- In a hot boiling water add roughly chopped tomatoes, green chillies, coriander leaves, curry leaves with stock and leave it.
- Take mortar and pestle add coriander seeds, peppercorns, cumin seeds and crush it.
- Now transfer crushed spices into the boiling mixture and mix it.
- Then add turmeric powder, hing, salt and mix it.
- Leave it 20minutes for boiling.
- Take bhendi on to the chopping board and cut into thin slices of diagonal shape.
- Transfer into a plate and leave it for 15minutes for drying purpose.
- Then sprinkle some salt, rice flour, red chili powder, water, sesame seeds and mix it lightly.
- Transfer bhendi into the hot deep fry oil and fry it.
- Then transfer into a plate.
- Repeat the same process for other batches.
- After 20minutes switch off the flame
- Then transfer into the stainer and take out the liquid in to a bowl.
- Remove the solid tomato pieces.
- Take solid tomato pieces into jar and make it a paste.
- In a hot vessel (container) add ghee, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chillies, curry leaves, hing and saute it.
- Now add the liquid and paste of the tomatoes into the vessel.
- Then add water, grated coconut, sugar, chopped pineapple and simmer it.
- Switch off the flame then add lime juice, chopped coriander leaves and leave it.
- In a bowl add mashed rice, ghee and mix it well.
- Then transfer rice in the middle of a serving plate.
- Pour the tomato saar into the serving plate.
- Place the fried bhendi on top of the rice in serving plate.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and grated coconut.
Now Tomato saar with crispy bhendi is ready to serve.
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