Tomato Avial Recipe / Thakkali Avial Recipe - Step by Step Pictures

I have already shared a video version of my mum's tomato avial, this one is my aunts tomato avial which is a little different from that. Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

Preparation Time : 10 mins

Cooking Time : 15 to 20 mins

Serves: 3 to 4

Ingredients:

Oil - 1 tblspn

Fennel Seeds / Sombu - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - a sprig

Onion - 1 large sliced thinly

Tomato -  3 large sliced thinly
Green Chilli - 1 Sliced

Salt to taste

For Grinding:

Coconut - 1/2 cup grated

Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp

Dry Red Chilli - 2

Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp

Method:

Grind all the ingredients given for grinding to a coarse paste. Set aside.

Heat oil in a pan. Add in fennel seeds and curry leaves. Let them sizzle.

Add in onions and salt. Saute for couple of min.

Add in tomatoes and little more salt and mix well. Cook covered for 5 mins.

Now add in coconut masala and mix well. Cook for a min more.

Serve.

Pictorial:

Take all your ingredients

You need onion, tomato and green chilli

slice them

Ingredients for grinding..coconut, cumin, chilli and turmeric powder

Grind them to a smooth paste..set aside

heat oil in a pan

add in fennel seeds and curry leaves

add in onions and chillies

add salt

saute till done

add in tomatoes

cook till it is half cooked

add in coconut masala

mix well

Serve