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Tamatar Chi Bhajee Nutty-Hot Tomatoes with Garlic
Ripe tomato wedges simmered briefly in a pounded paste of fried peanuts, garlic, dried chile and rock salt, with curry leaves and a pinch of sugar, so the sauce turns thick and nutty while the tomatoes keep their shape.

- YieldServes 6 as a side
- Hands-on20 min
- Total30 min
- Difficulty
Ingredients
- 2 tbsppeanut or canola oil
- 36 graw peanuts, skinned, about 1/4 cup
- 4 clovesgarlic, medium, coarsely chopped
- 2dried red Thai or cayenne chiles, stems removed
- 1½ tsprock salt
- 1 tspcumin seeds
- 454 gripe, juicy tomatoes, about 2 large, cored and cut into 5 cm pieces
- 4 tbspfresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, finely chopped
- 1 tspwhite granulated sugar
- 13 leavesfresh curry leaves, 12 to 15, medium to large
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