Tomato Saar

I add everyday dishes like veggie dishes, dals and saar for 2 reasons, one is the oft repeated question, if you don't eat meat or dairy products...what do you eat? See, our normal everyday food is mostly vegan, we have all the ingredients at home at any time and its really fast to make. And the second reason is, all of us are pressed for time these days, having a bunch of easy recipes that don't include 5 tablespoons of oil/ghee and heavy frying is so useful. And yes, being a south Indian, the blog will be dominated by southy food.. :)

Saar is a 'soupy' dish, its literally either tomatoes or tamarind boiled with water and seasoned with mild spices. Though it is had with rice, a vegetable dish, papad and pickle, it can be had as a soup too. Amazing as a soup during winter and monsoons.

Prep time: 10-15 minutes

2-3 large tomatoes / 3-4 small tomatoes

1 onion

Salt to taste

Coriander leaves for garnishing

Seasoning

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp urad dal

1 sprig curry leaves

2 red chillies

Pinch of turmeric

1/2 tsp (more if you prefer it spicy) crushed pepper/pepper powder

1/2 tsp coconut oil  (or any oil except for olive/mustard)

Keep 2 cups of water for boiling

Chop tomatoes and onion into large pieces

Add it to the water with salt and bring it to a boil.

Reduce flame to medium and leave to cook for around 10 minutes.

Prepare seasoning in that time. 

Heat oil in a frying pan, add mustard and fry till it splutters

Add the urad, curry leaves, red chillies and fry for a minute.

Add turmeric and pepper powders, mix well and remove from flame.

Add the seasoning to the dish and let it boil for another 5 minutes. 

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice or as a soup.

#Simple #easycooking #southindianfood