Tomato Sauce (Golveda Ko Achaar)
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 pound cherry tomatoes
- 2 teaspoons sunflower oil
Spices
- ½ teaspoon cumin seed
- 1 clove garlic
- 4 medium fresh green chilis
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- ½ cup chopped cilantro
- ½ teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Wash the tomatoes.
- Cut the fresh green chilis and garlic cloves into a few pieces.
- Heat a big flat pan on medium and add oil. Once the oil is hot, add cumin seeds and the chopped garlic. When the cumin starts turning brown after a few seconds, add all the tomatoes and green chilis.
- If you are using larger tomatoes, cut them in half.
- Add salt, mix well, cover, and cook for 5 minutes.
- Stir and turn the stove off. Let the tomatoes cool down.
- On low heat in a pan, roast the sesame seeds to a nice brown color.
- In a blender, combine the cooked tomato mixture with fresh chopped cilantro, lemon juice, and roasted sesame seeds.
- Blend just a few seconds for thick texture or a little bit longer for more smooth textured sauce.
- Luxurious and heavenly golveda ko achaar is ready to serve.