Onion tomato stew

Tomatoes are in season now. Decided and bought more so that we can enjoy this yummy stew along with idli.

I had earlier told you all that I had the habit of watching cookery shows and collecting recipes from magazines. This is one such recipe from one of a leading tamil magazine, 10 years back.

I tweaked it a bit to adjust my taste buds and the result was too good.Now for the past five years I would have done this 30 to 40 times.trust me, it pairs ultimately with idli, dosa,uthappam and appam too.

Ingredients

Tomato ...................... 3 big,chopped (preferrably sour)
Onion......................... 1 medium ,chopped
Red chilli powder ........ 1 tsp (adjust)
Salt ............................. to taste
Oil .............................. 1 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds.............. 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds ..........3
Curry leaves ................ few

To roast and grind (* see note)

Mustard seeds ............... 1/4 tsp
Fenugreek seeds............ 6

Method

1. Dry roast mustard and fenugreek and make a powder.(using a mortar & pestle)
2. Heat oil in a deep pan.
3. Once oil is hot , add mustard and fenugreek seeds.
4. Now add curry leaves and chopped  onion and saute until onion is translucent.
5. Now add the tomatoes along with red chilli powder and some salt.
6. Saute until the tomatoes turn soft.
7. Take 2 tbsp of this onion,tomato mixture in a small bowl and let the remaining tomatoes cook with a cup of water ,until it gets completely mashed up.
8. Grind the reserved onion tomato mixture to a fine paste and add this to the pan.
9. Now add the mustard and fenugreek powder and check the seasoning.
10. Let it boil for 2 minutes .

Enjoy this yummy onion tomato stew with hot idli / dosa.

 Check here for Idli recipe
Note 

The roasted fenugreek and mustard powder gives a real flavor unique for this stew.do not omit this part.