A very simple recipe for hot summer to keep your system not heavy – Tomato Tambuli. You can mix this with rice or have as a side dish with rice mix.

What is Tambuli?  Tambuli is a dish prepared using cumin, pepper or green chilis with buttermilk or curd. To tambuli instead of tomato one can use green leaves, fenugreek seeds, ginger, onion, amla etc. Tambuli helps in digestion and keeps body light for hot summer.

Ingredients:

1. Tomato – 1 Medium size
2. Cumin – 1 tsp
3. Pepper – 1 tsp
4. Grated coconut -1/4 cup
5. Buttermilk or curd -1 cup
6. Salt- as per taste
7. Asafetida – pinch
8. Mustard- ½ tsp
9. Curry leaves – few
10. Red chili – 1
11. Oil – for seasoning

Preparation:

1. Wash and cut tomato into small pieces
2. Place a frying pan on medium heat and add oil. To heated oil, add cumin and pepper and fry till both release aroma.
3. Add cut tomatoes and continue frying for couple of more minutes. Before turning off the heat add grated coconut and fry for few seconds. Allow contents to cool.
4.  Transfer fried ingredients to a mixer, add little water and grind to paste.
5. Transfer the grinded content to a vessel. Now add salt, butter milk or curd. If you want thin consistency, then add some water.
6. Give seasoning Tomato tambuli using mustard, asafetida, curry leaves and red chili.
7. Serve Tomato tambuli with plain rice or mixed rice dishes like pulavo, vegetable rice, fried rice etc.

*Since this tambuli has coconut as one of the ingredients, you cannot store it for long time. If you prepare for lunch then any leftover should be refrigerated.

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