Saturday, February 20, 2016

Stuffed Tomatoes in Gravy - Recipe

My Aunty's Rasoi


I followed Chef Sanjeev Kapoor's recipe to prepare this!

Its came out so well and my daughter enjoyed having it....

Stuffed Tomatoes in Gravy - Recipe

For Stuffing

4 Tomatoes
1 medium sized boiled and mashed potato
2 tbsp. grated cottage cheese
1 tsp. oil
½ tsp. cumin seeds
½ tsp. finely chopped green chillies
1 tbsp. finely chopped coriander leaves
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp. coriander powder
1/2 tsp. red chilli powder


For Gravy
1 medium sized onion
1 cup tomatoes puree
1/4 cup cashew paste 
1/2 cup cream
Salt to taste
½ tsp. red chilli powder
½ tsp. cumin seeds
1 bay leaf
1 tbsp. clarify butter or ghee
1/2 tsp. garam masala
A pinch of sugar
1 tsp. kasuri methi
Enough water

For Garnishing
cream
Grated cottage cheese

Direction
For Stuffing
Take a 3-4 red tomatoes and scoop out the pulp. Keep aside for gravy. Now combine boiled and mashed potatoes, grated paneer, fresh coriander leaves, green chillies, salt, coriander powder and red chillies. Now heat the ghee in the pan on medium flame.  Addcumin seeds, when start crackle. Add potatoes mixture and mix well for 2 minutes. Fill the stuffing in each tomato equally. Grill the tomatoes in microwave or gas stove in wok as per convenience.
For Gravy
Heat the ghee in the non-stick pan. Add cumin seeds and bay leaf, when start splutter. Add chopped onion and sauté till look golden brown. Now add tomato puree (Grind the tomatoes pulp, green chillies and ginger together for fine puree), when tomatoes starts leaving oil.  Add spices and cashew paste except salt and sugar, stir continuously for 5 minutes. Add sugar, cream and enough water for thick consistency gravy. In the end, add salt according to tastebuds.  Gravy is ready.
For Presentation
Add tomatoes in the bowl or plate…pour gravy on it sprinkle garam masala, grated paneer and cream. Ready to serve hot with naan or prantha.