Tomatoes are very high in an antioxidant that is widely believed to reduce the risk of heart disease and various forms of cancer. This recipe is a delicious way of giving your body a boost of Vitamin A and C and warding off the winter cold!
Ingredients:
- 2 kg of peeled tinned tomatoes
- 3 cups of water
- 1 small onion
- 1 small knob of grated ginger (about 2 cm)
- 1 cup of roughly chopped coriander
- 1 teaspoon of crushed cumin seeds
- 5 cloves
- 4 curry leaves
- 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
- salt
- sugar
- white pepper
Method:
Heat a small amount of vegetable oil in a saucepan and quickly fry the cumin seeds. Add the finely chopped onion, ginger, coriander, chopped tomatoes and water and bring to the boil. Allow to boil for 20 minutes. Once boiled, pass the mixture through a sieve, and squeeze all the liquid into a separate bowl (the leftover mash can be used to make a tomato salsa).
In a large saucepan, heat a tablespoon of vegetable oil until very hot and add the cloves and curry leaves until they start to fry. Add 2 cups of the tomato liquid into the pan and leave for 1 minute (be careful as it can splatter and make a mess). Add the rest of the tomato liquid and allow it to simmer for 5 minutes or until heated through. Add some sugar (about 1 tablespoon should be enough depending on the acidity of the tomatoes), salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!!
