~Green Tomato Shaak~

(Curried Green Tomatoes)

(More pictures below for reference 🙂 )

2 cups chopped Green Tomatoes

1/4 cup cut up Jaggery, 1 medium sized Jaggery piece or 2.5 tbsp Sugar

3-4 tbsp oil

1 tsp Mustard seeds

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tbsp red chilli powder

1/2 tbsp turmeric powder

1 tbsp cumin powder

1/2 tbsp curry powder (optional)

Salt to taste

Heat some oil in a non-stick pan and add cumin seeds and mustards seeds and let them splatter.
Add the chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt, cumin powder and a little bit of curry powder and let it cook for about 10 minutes on medium heat. (You can cover the tomatoes)
The tomatoes should start looking a little translucent now. You can see if they are cooked by trying to cut them with a spoon which they should easily if they are cooked. If they are freshly garden grown tomatoes, they should be ready in less than 10 minutes, store bought tomatoes might take a little more time.
Add the Jaggery or sugar, cover and let it cook till the jaggery/sugar dissolves. (~5 more minutes)
You’ll slowly start to see a little syrup start to form along with oil coming to the top. This will show that they are cooked! Promise you the syrup thing you see is not ALL oil! So don’t get scared 🙂
Enjoy with some Rotis, Parathas or Rice!

In the Instant pot:

Turn the pot on Sauté (high setting) mode and heat up the oil.
Once the oil is hot, Add the cumin seeds and mustards seeds and let them splatter.
Add the chopped tomatoes, all the spices, salt, Jaggery or sugar and mix it up well.
Add less than 1/4 cup of water just to prevent sticking of the tomatoes and masalas at the bottom if you’re not using a non-stick Instant pot pan.
Pressure cook for 1 minute and release the air pressure after 5 minutes once the timer goes off.
Open the lid and stir to see if the tomatoes are cooked.