Halwai December 2, 2023

Ingredients:

• 2 – capsicums, large
• 2 – onions, large
• 3 – Tomatoes
• 1 – cinnamon, small piece
• 2 – Cardamoms
• 1 – karn phool, small
• 1 tbsp – oil
• Salt
• 3 – Red Chillies
• 8-10 – Curry leaves
• 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds
• A pinch – Sugar

Method:

  1. Heat oil, add cardamom, karn phool and cinnamon, and saute lightly. Allow to cool and powder.
  2. Boil tomatoes in 2 cups of water.
  3. Then cool the tomatoes, peel them and grind them.
  4. Heat oil in a pan and fry red chillies.
  5. Add onions and fry till golden brown.
  6. Now add the chopped capsicum and fry, then add salt.
  7. Cool and grind into a paste.
  8. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, curry leaves, onion-capsicum paste and saute well.
  9. After 5 minutes, add the tomato puree.
  10. Add the ground spices and a pinch of sugar, and cook for 5 more minutes
  11. Serve with puris, dosas and rotis

Recipe courtesy of krishnasudha