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Tomato Dates Curry/Thakkali Enthapazham Curry




Tomato Dates Curry/Thakkali Enthapazham Curry

This is a sweet and sour curry made with tomato and dates. It can be served as a chutney or as a thodu curry for sadhya. It can be served along with pickles and pachadi. It is quick and can be made in a jiffy. Try this you will surely love it.

Ingredients
Tomato- 3 medium

Dates -8-10 seedless
Ginger- 2 tsp chopped
Onion- 1 small
Tamarind- small ball
Jaggery- 2 tsp (powdered)
Curry leaves- a few
Turmeric powder- a pinch
Chilly powder-11/2 tsp
Pepper powder- 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek powder- 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder- 1/8 tsp
Oil
Mustard seeds- 1/3 tsp
salt to taste
 

Soak  dates for one hour. When it gets soft remove seeds and mash  with hands to into a pulp. Soak tamarind and also extract its pulp.


Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When it splutters and add chopped onion,ginger curry leaves. Saute till it turns golden brown.

Add the chopped tomatoes and cook till it is soft. Next goes in turmeric powder,chilly powder, fenugreek powder, pepper powder,cumin powder, salt. Saute this for a minute and cover and cook for three minutes. Now add the dates pulp  and tamarind pulp. Cook for another three minutes and allow it to reduce and thicken. Finally add powdered jaggery and mix till well blended.

Try it,
Hope you will all enjoy!

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  1. Rafeeda ARSeptember 13, 2016 at 9:50 PM

    This is something I would love! I have lost the count of bookmarks from your page, hehe... Saving this up too...

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  2. Anu YaloSeptember 13, 2016 at 10:40 PM

    Very nice!!

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  3. www.mahaslovelyhome.comSeptember 14, 2016 at 9:39 AM

    tasty and delicious looking chutney. nice color.

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  4. HemaSeptember 15, 2016 at 9:10 AM

    This is new to me, dates and tomatoes in a curry, bookmarked it..

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  5. SwathiSeptember 19, 2016 at 11:07 AM

    Love this curry sweet and tasty.

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  6. BeenaSeptember 20, 2016 at 4:31 AM

    Love it. Will try some times

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  7. Vikis KitchenSeptember 23, 2016 at 7:49 PM

    Chutney looks very yummy. Love this.

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  8. ShabbuSeptember 26, 2016 at 9:28 PM

    Delicious and tempting curry...

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