This delicious onion tomato curry (koora) recipe combines tomatoes, onions, and green chile peppers to make the base for this quick and simple dish.
Preparation Time
10 mins
Cooking Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Calories
129 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry red chile peppers, cumin seeds, and mustard seeds in hot oil until seeds begin to splutter, 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle asafoetida powder over seeds and add curry leaves. Stir onions, green chile peppers, and turmeric powder into mixture. Cook and stir until onions are softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, red chili powder, sugar, and salt; continue cooking until tomatoes are pulpy. Pour water into mixture; simmer until curry begins to thicken, 5 to 10 minutes. Garnish with cilantro to serve.
Ingredients
1 teaspoon white sugar
2 onions, chopped
2 green chile peppers, chopped
4 tomatoes, chopped
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
2 tablespoons cooking oil
Salt, to taste
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
2 dried red chile peppers, broken into pieces
1 sprig fresh curry leaves
0.5 teaspoon ground turmeric
0.5 cup water
0.5 teaspoon red chili powder
0.25 teaspoon asafoetida powder
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves, for garnish
