Tomato Perugu Pachadi

Ingredients:

• Yogurt - 2 cups
• Tomatoes - 4-5
• Red or Green Chillies - 2
• Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Hing - 1/8 tsp
• Curry leaves - 1 spring
• Turmeric Powder - a pinch
• Red Chili Powder - to taste ( optional )
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Cilantro - for garnish
• Salt - to taste

Directions:

• Beat the yogurd and keep aside.
• In a pan, heat oil and splutter mustard seeds.
• Add chillies, hing, curry leaves.
• Add chopped tomatoes and cook till they are totally mashed up.
• Add turmeric, red chili powder and salt. Cook till the oil starts to separate.
• Add this paste to the beaten curd. Mix well. Adjust salt. Garnish with chopped cilantro.
• Serve with dal rice or plain rice.

Alternatively, if you want to cook the curds, you can add beaten curd to the tomato paste in the pan and cook for a couple of minutes. Both ways work just fine.