Photo of Tomato Kurma with potato chunks in the gravy

Tomato Kurma

Veg

A thick kurma-style gravy made with tomato and potato, tempered with moong dal, served alongside breakfast tiffin items.

Prep time
15 min
Cook time
20 min
Total time
35 min
Servings
4
Difficulty
Easy
CategoriesKuzhambu

Ingredients

  • ½ kg Tomato
  • 1 Potato (large, cut into small pieces)
  • 2 teaspoons Moong dal (for tempering, in place of urad dal)
  • Mustard seeds, curry leaves (for tempering)
  • as needed Salt

Instructions

  1. Tomato kurma can be prepared the same way as any other kurma gravy. It tastes great served alongside breakfast tiffin items.
  2. Adding 1 large potato, cut into small pieces, to ½ kg of tomatoes makes the kurma gravy thicker.
  3. If serving it as a tomato gravy for breakfast tiffin, temper with 2 teaspoons of moong dal instead of urad dal.