Tomato gotsu recipe| Thakkali kichidi |side dish for idli dosa

Thakkali kichidi | tomato gotsu, a simple side dish for idli| dosa, recipe with video. I recently heard about this recipe of Thakkali kichidi from my friend, during our morning walk. She was telling that her daughter loves this a lot and she make s this very often. I wanted to try this at home and made this today and served with dosa. It was tasty and quite different from our usual chutneys. She calls it as thakkali kichidi, you can name it as tomato gotsu, or tomato chutney.. Give your own name, but trust me, the gravy tasted so yummy with dosa. I am sure it will be tasty with idli, pongal and even chapathi poori too.
Later i had some left over gotsu with curd rice and it tasted very well. A simple side dish using tomato, goes well with everything. Try this simple recipe at home and let me know how it turns out.
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Tomato gotsu recipe

  Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 Mins |Serves: 2-3

    Tomato  2 big
    Onion  1
    Coconut  1 tblsp
    Roasted gram | chutney dal  1 tsp
    Green chili  1-2
    Turmeric powder  1/4 tsp
    Oil  3 tsp
    Mustard seeds   1/4 tsp
    Urad dal  1/2 tsp
    Asafoetida  2 pinches
    Curry leaves   few   
Method:

• Cut the tomato into two. In a pan add water and cook the tomatoes for 10 minutes.
• Once the skin starts peeling off, switch off the flame.
• Take out the skin and allow this to cool completely.
• Slice the onions finely.
• Grind the coconut, green chili,roasted gram and coconut into a fine paste.
• You can add little water while grinding.
• Grind the tomatoes into a smooth paste.
• In a pan add oil and add in the mustard seeds, urad dal and asafoetida.
• When the dal turns brown add the chopped onions.
• When the onions becomes translucent, add the  ground tomato paste.
• Add the ground coconut paste to this. 
• Add salt and turmeric powder.
• Mix well.
• Let this cook for 5 minutes.
• Switch off and add the curry leaves.
• Tomato gotsu| thakkali kichidi is ready to serve. 
• This goes well with idli, dosa, pongal and chapathi too.

                                           Video on how to make thakkali gotsu

                         

     
     

Method with step wise pictures:

• Cut the tomato into two. In a pan add water and cook the tomatoes for 10 minutes.

• Once the skin starts peeling off, switch off the flame.
• Take out the skin and allow this to cool completely.

• Slice the onions finely.
• Grind the coconut, green chili,roasted gram and coconut into a fine paste.

• You can add little water while grinding.
• Grind the tomatoes into a smooth paste.

• In a pan add oil and add in the mustard seeds, urad dal and asafoetida.
• When the dal turns brown add the chopped onions.
• When the onions becomes translucent, add the  ground tomato paste.

• Add the ground coconut paste to this. 
• Add salt and turmeric powder.
• Mix well.

• Let this cook for 5 minutes.
• Switch off and add the curry leaves.
• Tomato gotsu| thakkali kichidi is ready to serve. 
• This goes well with idli, dosa, pongal and chapathi too.

Notes:

1. You can replace green chili with red chili powder.
2. Few pods of garlic can be added to the oil while adding onions.