Rajasthani Spiced Green Tomatoes

Name: Rajasthani Spiced Green Tomatoes
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon chilli powder; 50 g castor sugar; 2 teaspoons sea salt; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 600 g green tomatoes, blanched and peeled, then cut into thick rounds; ½ teaspoon brown mustard seeds; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 75 ml vegetable oil

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

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By Christine Manfield

Published 2008

About

We were shown how to prepare this simple vegetable dish at Rohet Garh many years ago by the matriarch of the household and it has become a regular feature of my Indian-inspired dinners. Make sure you buy firm, green and totally unripe tomatoes to get the right texture and flavour.

Ingredients

75 ml vegetable oil
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
½ teaspoon

Asia
India
Rajasthan
Jodhpur
Dinner
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the cumin and mustard seeds and fry for 30 seconds until fragrant.

Add the tomato rounds and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until the tomatoes are soft but still holding their shape.

Add the salt, turmeric and chilli powder and toss to combine, then add the sugar and 100 ml water and cook for 10 minutes until the wa