Tomato Salna | Plain Salna | Gravy Recipes
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Recipe type: Side
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4 people
 
A rich and thick tomato based gravy with fragrant spices, tomato salna
Ingredients
  • 1 diced red onion
  • 1 Tsp oil
  • 3 chopped tomatoes
  • 1 garlic
  • ½" ginger
  • ¼ Cup grated coconut or pieces of coconut
  • 1 Tsp poppy seeds/gasa-gase/khus khus
  • 2 laung
  • 1-2 green elaichi
  • 1 Tsp saunf
  • 1 Tsp jeera
  • 10 mint leaves
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 Tbsp ghee
  • ½ Tsp red chilli powder
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • Finely chopped coriander
  • 1 Tbsp fresh thick cream (optional)
Method
  1. In a pan, heat little oil
  2. Gather all the whole spices in a plate, jeera, saunf, dhania, elaichi and laung
  3. Fry the spices in oil till aromatic
  4. Add roughly chopped ginger, garlic and fry
  5. Next add chopped onion and fry for a minute
  6. Add the diced tomato and fry
  7. Once the tomatoes soften, add chopped mint leaves and shredded coconut
  8. Mix, and next add poppy seeds
  9. Fry well, let it this mixture cool
  10. In a mixer jar, add this mixture
  11. Grind into a thick paste/chutney with water as required
  12. Next in a pan, heat ghee and add turmeric and red chilli powder
  13. Pour the prepared tomato paste into the ghee
  14. Mix this very well
  15. Add salt to taste
  16. Allow this to come to a light boil
  17. Garnish with chopped coriander and finish with fresh thick cream
  18. Serve hot with chapathi or paratha!
Notes
You can also throw in a few soaked cashews for extra richness

It can also be finished with thick well whisked yogurt instead of cream

Sprinkle little garam masala at the end for extra punch in flavour
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/tomato-salna/