Hello !!!
Today i am back with a special recipe from Karnataka. This is very close to my heart as it can be prepared within a short time with easily available ingredients in your pantry. I love to have it with Phulkas, rice and akki rotti. It is sweet and tangy a perfect balance of both to tickle your tastebuds. The main ingredient in this recipe that enhances the taste of this dish is Rasam powder. I always stock home made rasam powder. I just got my stock from my mom who specially made it for me during my visit to her place. Home made Rasam powder is always the best and i just love it.I use rasam powder in many recipes apart from making varieties of Rasam.This recipe if one of the specialities from the state of Karnataka.
I am glad to be sharing this simple and yummy Gojju recipe with all my readers.This is one of the hot favorites with my family.
Recipe for Tomato Gojju (Karnataka Special):
Ingredients:
3 Cups roughly chopped Tomatoes
1/4 Tsp Fenugreek seeds / Methi dana
1/2 Tsp Mustard seeds / Rai (black)
Salt to taste
5-6 Dry Red Chillies
2 Sprigs of Curry leaves
2 Tbsp Powdered Jaggery (I have used palm jaggery)
1 .5 Tbsp Rasam Powder
1.5 to 2 Cups of Water
2 Green Chilies Slit
A generous pinch of Asafoetida
1 Tbsp Oil
Method:
Heat a heavy bottom pan. Add oil. Once the oil is hot add mustard seeds, curry leaves and fenugreek seeds. Once the mustard splutters add dry red chillies and asafoetida.Saute for a few seconds and then add chopped tomatoes, rasam powder and salt to taste.
Add 1.5 cups of water . Keep it on medium flame and stir occasionally untill the tomatoes are full cooked and oil starts to leave the sides of the pan.
Once done taste it and add jaggery if needed to get a perfect balance of Spicy , sweet and tangy taste.Garnish with a tadka / seasoning of mustard seeds and slit green chillies. Serve with steaming hot rice, Pulkas ,Rotis or Akki rottti.
Enjoy!!!!!
Notes:
The above measurement is perfect to suit the palate of my family.
Preethi
That gojju is so tempting and I like the idea of adding radar powder.
Homemade spice powders add so much flavor and aroma to the dish..the tomato Gojju looks so inviting with that vibrant red color !
Oh my! I was looking for this recipe for a very long time. Looks so delish, thanks a bunch for the share 🙂 – Meghna.
What a delicious looking tomato gojju this is. It would taste great with just about anything – rice, idli and just about anything. Good one Preethi.
Looks so yummy and inviting…Must try this one ..
Wow Preethi I am drooling. Chutney looks super tempting. Loved the bright colour. Thanks for the recipe. I will try it soon.
Wow Preethi, that’s one tempting curry. Home made masalas are the best. Would love to have this gojju with some roti.
Wow! For me gojju is bhindi or bitter gourd. This is delicious and with what is in the kitchen. Thanks.
Lipsmacking here, how catchy and colourful this gojju looks. I can have this tomato gojju happily with hot steaming rice and papads.
Tomato Gojju looks so inviting and really such a tempting share.I love the vibrant red colour and so easy to make too. Bookmarked :))
This tangy, spicy, sweet bowl of luscious red Gojju looks utterly divine. I can imagine how awesome it will taste poured over a bowl of steamed rice.
Loved the vibrant color of Gojju .. superb share . Definitely will try. Lovely recipe. So flavourful And tasty
Drooling over that delicious chutney!! Gorgeous color 🙂
I once tasted this gojju at a Kannad friend’s house and totally loved it. This is perfect to pair with rice.
Tasty tomato gojju. It is quite common at home.
This tomato Gojju is really such a tempting share di.
In love with the vibrant red colour , so so yum !!!
Tomato Gojju sounds delicious, with the addition of rasam powder, this is so flavourful.
Tomato gojju is really beautiful in colour. Yes, I totally agree the rasam powder makes a ton of difference when a tomato is involved. loving it