Ingredients

• 9 medium size - green tomatoes
• 1/2 cup - gram flour (besan)
• 4 tbsp - oil
• 1 tsp - mango powder (amchur)
• 1 tsp - salt
• 1 tsp - chilli powder
• 9 - toothpicks
• 1/2 tsp - cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp - mustard seeds
• 1.5 tsp - coriander powder
• 1/4 tsp - turmeric
• 1/2 tsp - fennel seeds
• coriander leaves for garnishing

How to Make Stuffed green tomatoes

• Cut the caps off the tomatoes.
• Extract half of the pulp out of tomatoes. Save the pulp for gravy.
• Heat two tbsp of oil in a pan.
• Add besan and stir continuously till it turns light brown.
• Take it off the stove and then add salt, chilli powder, fennel seed and mango powder. Mix it well.
• Now stuff halved tomatoes with this mixture.
• Put the cap back on tomatoes and secure them with toothpicks.
• Heat the remaining oil in kadai.
• Add cumin and mustard seeds and sputter.
• Add tomato pulp, salt, chilli powder and turmeric.
• Cook it for 2-3 minutes.
• Add stuffed tomatoes now and simmer it till it becomes soft.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve it with naan, roti or rice.