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    Home » Recipes » Kuzhambu & Other gravies

    Sindhi Curry recipe - Tomato kadhi recipe - Curry Chawara

    December 22, 2008 by Raks Anand 37 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    sindhi-curry-tomato-kadhi
    Sindhi curry - Tomato kadhi is known as curry chawara, is a main dish for Sindhi's.

    We have a function before the wedding day and is called as curry chawara ( as the food should not contain onions and garlic). The menu goes like this curry, chawara (rice) aloo took, lotus stem subzi and sweets like mohantal and sweet boondi is served.
    ingredientsDSC01089

    I have updated this post with step by step pictures, after I made this for lunch menu series. But the recipe remains same as my friend written.

    sindhi curry kadhi
    Sindhi kadhi
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    Sindhi curry - Tomato kadhi

    Sindhi curry - Tomato kadhi is known as curry chawara, is a main dish for Sindhi's. We have a function before the wedding day and is called as curry chawara ( as the food should not contain onions and garlic).
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Sindhi
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 25 minutes
    Servings 3
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • 4 Tomato medium sized
    • 1 & ½ tablespoon Besan flour
    • 1 Drumstick
    • ½ Radish
    • 10 Cluster beans
    • 10 Ladies finger
    • 1 tablespoon Ginger finely chopped
    • 2 Green chilli
    • 1 & ½ teaspoon Red chilli powder
    • ⅛ teaspoon Turmeric
    • 2 tablespoon Tamarind pulp
    • 2 tablespoon Oil
    • ½ teaspoon Mustard
    • ¼ teaspoon Fenugreek seeds Methi seeds
    • 1 teaspoon Cumin/ Jeera - 1 tsp
    • ⅛ teaspoon Asafoetida/ Hing
    • Curry leaves - A sprig
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    Instructions

    • Scrap the drumstick skin slightly, cut into finger length pieces.
    • Peel and cube radish. Cut cluster beans also same length as drumstick.
    • For ladies finger, cut the head, tail and slit slightly in the middle.
    • Keep all the other ingredients ready.  
    • Boil radish and drumstick in a vessel.
    • Chop tomatoes roughly. Grind it to make puree.
    • Heat kadai and sauté ladies finger in medium flame for 2 minutes.
    • Add cluster beans to it and fry both of them with out changing its color until soft.
    • Be generous with oil. Keep aside and temper with the items given under 'To temper' table.
    • Keep little water ready. Lower the flame completely.
    • Add besan and give quick stir. Make sure not to burn it, but the raw smell should go off and besan should turn golden colour.
    • Add red chilli powder and turmeric, give it a quick stir. Add water to prevent burning. Just a little.
    • Add tomato puree, salt and mix well. Close the kadai with a lid as it splutters a lot.
    • Cook it stirring now and then until it becomes thick paste and oil floats.
    • Now add the sautéed vegetables, cooked vegetables along with the water and add another 1 & ½ cups water and mix well. Check for salt. Boil it.
    • When it starts to boil, add tamarind pulp (I used 1 teaspoon tamarind paste) and boil until the veggies get cooked and the gravy becomes thick.

    Notes

    • Sauteing cluster beans and ladies finger is important.
    • Cooking drumstick and radish separately is optional and you can cook along the gravy itself, but I wanted to make sure it done soon.
    • Some add potato too, but I didn’t add.
    • You can add a ¼ teaspoon of sugar  or jaggery for enhancing the taste.
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    Method

    1. Scrap the drumstick skin slightly, cut into finger length pieces. Peel and cube radish. Cut cluster beans also same length as drumstick. Cut the head and tail of ladies finger and slit slightly in the middle. Keep all the other ingredients ready.  Boil radish and drumstick in a vessel.

    1-ingredients

    2. Chop tomatoes roughly. Grind it to make puree.

    puree tomato

    3. Heat kadai and sauté ladies finger in medium flame for 2 minutes. Add cluster beans to it and fry both of them with out changing its color until soft. Be generous with oil. Keep aside and temper with the items given under 'To temper' table.

    temper

    4. Keep little water ready. Lower the flame completely. Add besan and give quick stir. Make sure not to burn it, but the raw smell should go off and besan should turn golden color. 

    besan

    5. Add red chilli powder and turmeric, give it a quick stir. Add water to prevent burning. Just a little.

    spice

    6. Add tomato puree, salt and mix well. Close the kadai with a lid as it splutters a lot. 

    add puree

    7. Cook it stirring now and then until it becomes thick paste and oil floats. Now add the sautéed vegetables, cooked vegetables along with the water and add another 1 & ½ cups water and mix well. Check for salt. Boil it.

    boil

    8. When it starts to boil, add tamarind pulp (I used 1 teaspoon tamarind paste) and boil until the veggies get cooked and the gravy becomes thick.

    gravy

    Serve with steamed rice, aloo took and papad. Smells and tastes great!

    tomato kadhi recipe

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Mahimaa's kitchen

      December 22, 2008 at 5:06 am

      what a coincidence? i was just looking at ur tomato kadhi while u posted a comment in my blog..

      this is a different recipe and picture looks tempting and inviting.

      Reply
    2. RAKS KITCHEN

      December 22, 2008 at 5:25 am

      Yes Mahimaa,after few days today I was visiting my blogger friends and posted a recipe too at same time:D
      Thanks for the quick comment!

      Reply
    3. anudivya

      December 22, 2008 at 5:57 am

      I love garlic and onions, but once in a while I would love to have a change too... this sounds perfect.

      Reply
    4. Sunshinemom

      December 22, 2008 at 6:45 am

      Used to love this kadhi until I became vegan! So quick and tastes great! Love yours and also I like the columns for ingredients and measures - neat!

      Reply
    5. Adlak's tiny world

      December 22, 2008 at 7:12 am

      looks colorful and tastes good. inviting pics.... sapida varava?!....

      Reply
    6. Priya

      December 22, 2008 at 8:58 am

      Tempting Kadhi..quite different one..need to try this..

      Reply
    7. Priya

      December 22, 2008 at 8:59 am

      This comment has been removed by the author.

      Reply
    8. Gita's Kitchen

      December 22, 2008 at 1:00 pm

      A healthy dish with so many veggies, this is new to me, I have to make this for rotis today 🙂

      Reply
    9. Daily Meals

      December 22, 2008 at 1:03 pm

      Wow! The kadhi looks yummy...

      Reply
    10. AnuSriram

      December 22, 2008 at 8:53 pm

      That looks colourful and delicious!

      Reply
    11. Sharmi

      December 22, 2008 at 10:27 pm

      that is a nice and simple recipe to learn! can try sometime!

      Reply
    12. Kitchen Flavours

      December 23, 2008 at 4:41 am

      Never tried this combo. Looks gr8.

      Reply
    13. SriLekha

      December 23, 2008 at 9:51 am

      looks really nice!
      join in the savory event going in my blog!

      Reply
    14. Yasmeen

      December 23, 2008 at 12:44 pm

      Tangy kadhi ,I love it with hot rice:)

      Reply
    15. Uma

      December 24, 2008 at 7:55 am

      wow, what a bright color! looks delicious.

      Reply
    16. Jaishree

      December 24, 2008 at 12:55 pm

      Tomato kadhi looks colourful and delicious!lovely pic rekha

      Reply
    17. Laavanya

      December 24, 2008 at 8:50 pm

      I never knew that a kadhi could be done with just tomatoes - always associated with curd... Beautiful colour and looks so tasty.

      Reply
    18. Anamika:The Sugarcrafter

      December 25, 2008 at 10:33 pm

      Hi
      Thanks for passing by my blog..your posts are interesting and pictures are great.I also liked the recipe for tomatoe kadhi.unique in some way.
      I would also like to wish you Merry Christmas and wonderful ushering into new year 2009.

      Reply
    19. Cham

      December 26, 2008 at 1:56 am

      Very different recipe and sounds very delicous too

      Reply
    20. Sanghi

      December 26, 2008 at 5:06 am

      Different recipe Raji.. Hav a card for you in my blog. Do check out!

      Reply
    21. Premyscakes

      December 27, 2008 at 6:56 pm

      That looks so tempting. Wish u a very happy new year.

      Reply
    22. Rathna

      December 28, 2008 at 9:02 pm

      Vibrant looking Kadhi. I'll definetly try this recipe.
      Wishing you a very happy new year. 🙂

      Reply
    23. Cynthia

      December 28, 2008 at 10:42 pm

      I am so distracted by the delicious drumsticks that you have there. I have not had drumsticks in years!

      Reply
    24. Viki Xavier.

      December 29, 2008 at 1:55 pm

      This is completely new to me , but love this kadhi. Happy that I got a new curry to try. Wish u and family a happy and prosperous New year.

      Reply
    25. vidhas

      December 30, 2008 at 4:27 am

      Tomato Kadhi is new tyo me. Sounds good. Wish you and your family very happy new year.

      Reply
    26. Dibs

      December 30, 2008 at 8:42 am

      Have tasted this just once, when a college friend made this. The colour is lovely. Thanks for the recipe!

      Reply
    27. notyet100

      January 04, 2009 at 2:42 pm

      wow this looks interestin nd such a nice colour,..looks awesome,..:-)

      Reply
    28. Nirmala

      March 12, 2010 at 4:53 am

      Made this today. Such a lovely dish! So it will be little watery right ? Just wanted to confirm if it had turned out properly. And yesterday was your vendaya rasam. That was our family's favorite and somehow Amma had lost that recipe and for years she hadn't made it. It like finding it again and the whole family enjoyed every little drop of it! Thanks a lot Sangeeta for the wonderful recipes!

      Reply
    29. RAKS KITCHEN

      March 12, 2010 at 4:59 am

      Thanks Nirmala for trying from this blog and leaving feedback!

      This tomato kadhi is an contribution recipe by my friend sangeeta,this recipe consistency is in between sambhar and rasam 🙂

      And vendhaya rasam is my recipe and thanks for a good feedback,My name is Raji,by the way 🙂

      Reply
    30. Shrinivaas

      May 28, 2012 at 3:21 pm

      Madam, I am highly impressed and I am going to try this now!!!

      Reply
    31. Manasi

      January 13, 2013 at 3:03 am

      I am going to try this ! Tomato and tamarind together.. you have my undivided attention!
      I do have a question:

      Can I use canned diced tomato, if yes, how much? (winter tomatoes are so tasteless, to get good taste, I'm afraid, I need to use canned)

      Reply
    32. RAKS KITCHEN

      January 13, 2013 at 3:05 am

      Hi, I am not sure about the canned tomatoes quantiy. My be 1 and a 1/2 or 2 will be working.

      Reply
    33. Naqabi

      January 31, 2013 at 4:19 am

      I cant stand the pungent flavor that emits from tomatoes which chopping or even for eating, but i just wanted to give this version a try and i was doubtful till the end if it would turn out gud? will it be ok for my family members tastebuds, but gr8 it turned out well unexpected, the tamrind, and tomato combo was gud i made more in quantity by adding lil more besan than suggested here, but i guess dry roasting the besan ahead seperatly would be much better as i found it difficult to roast the besan in the oil seasoning itself it became kind of lumps when aded to seasoning oil, i just wanted to share this part, so that new learners mite not get panic over the situation 🙂 keep updating more ive been trying manythings from ur blog occasionally cheers~! for the hard work

      Reply
    34. sindhuja

      August 11, 2014 at 9:40 am

      Nice menu

      Reply
    35. Manju Gpai

      July 17, 2015 at 1:05 am

      superb

      Reply
    36. Anders Svensson

      February 17, 2016 at 9:50 am

      I am going to trying this recipe! Tomato and tamarind together. I do have a question. Can I use the canned tomato? I am waiting for your response. Thanks.

      Reply
    37. Raks anand

      February 17, 2016 at 9:52 am

      Fresh tomato works best. Canned ones is too acidic for this one as already tamarind is there

      Reply

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