Green Tomatoes with Indian Spices
"Serve this as part of an Indian dinner or as a vegetarian main course with rice. It is not easy to buy green tomatoes here, I have once tried to make this with red tomatoes, don't bother it will turn into a pulp, you want the tomatoes still in a chunky state when cooked. To my taste buds this is hot and spicy, adjust the heat to your own preference"
photo by PaulaG
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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2-4
ingredients
- 1 lb green tomato, approx
- 1⁄4 cup oil (for frying)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds or 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin seed
- 2 green chili peppers, seeded and finely chopped (or more)
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 1⁄2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon mango powder or 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
- salt
- sugar
- 2 cloves crushed garlic
directions
- Wash and quarter the tomatoes, if they are very large, halve the quarters again.
- Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan; add the fenugreek and cumin seeds.
- When they start to crackle add the tomatoes and green chilies, fry this for 2 minutes.
- Add everything else except the garlic, stir, cover and cook for approx 6 minutes.
- Uncover, add the garlic, turn up the heat and stir fry for 2/3 minutes, you will see that the oil which was separating first will now blend and make it more saucy together with the juices from the tomatoes.
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I wish I could thank Pets's R'us for her wonderful recipe, but she passed away on 7/14/11, so sad. This recipe is delicious, I love green tomatoes and have trouble finding them commercially in the area where I live, but we visited a friend who had a ginormous vegetable garden full of green tomatoes that he did not want and I went home with at least 5 pounds. The recipe is easy to make and full of wonderful flavors, rich with spices and garlic, yum. A true keeper, whenever I can find some green tomatoes. -
I love green tomatoes. This was excellent. I used cumin powder instead of cumin seeds the second time I made this cause the seeds burn & are bitter. This was excellent wrapped in rotis (Indian Flat Bread). -
I was less than thrilled with the flavor, though it smelled terrific. I think perhaps the fenugreek seeds were overcooked and bitter, but I do not know what they normally taste like.<br/><br/>I ended up adding potatoes to make the portions larger and a quarter cup of coconut milk to <br/>counteract the bitterness. I also used less oil, and cooked the tomatoes longer to soften to about cooked potato texture.<br/>I will try this one again, but be much more careful with the fenugreek! -
This was very nice, and I'll definitely make it again. I found it to be too bitter when I first tasted it, but adding sugar and cooking the tomatoes down more helped. I reduced the oil to 3 tbsp. and will probably cut back to 2 tbsp. next time. Thanks! -
Excellent! I found this recipe solely to use up some of my many green tomatoes, but I'll definitely be making it again. I agree that it's forgiving - I skipped the chili peppers, substituted .5 tspn cayenne for the chili powder, and used extra cumin instead of fenugreek. Yum!
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I love green tomatoes. This was excellent. I used cumin powder instead of cumin seeds the second time I made this cause the seeds burn & are bitter. This was excellent wrapped in rotis (Indian Flat Bread).
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Excellent! I found this recipe solely to use up some of my many green tomatoes, but I'll definitely be making it again. I agree that it's forgiving - I skipped the chili peppers, substituted .5 tspn cayenne for the chili powder, and used extra cumin instead of fenugreek. Yum!
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This was a tasty & different way to use the green tomatoes from our garden at the end of the season. Some items aren't available here - so (as recommended by the recipe poster) I substituted cumin for the fenugreek seeds & 1/4 cup fresh chopped mango for the mango powder. Thanx PetsRus!!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
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Leiden, Zuid Holland
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My mom is Dutch and has moved to England in October 2007, after living 15 years in the Netherlands with my English dad. They don’t have any human children and “created” their own family, which means I have to share them with Hannah, she is a 6 years old tortie cat, Abby the dog, she is a 9 year old Beagle, and a one year old black Miniature Pincher named Poppy, I refuse to tell you my age but I am a georgious lilac British Shorthair cat!!
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