Konkan special Tomato Saar

Konkan special Tomato Saar

Today’s recipe is Konkan special tomato saar. This is a very easy and simple recipe. You can have it as soup or with rice too. It gets perfect color and texture. This is a very easy and simple recipe. We already have seen different soup recipes. This is yet another delicious yet healthy addition to the list. If you are bored of having the same aamti or varan then this is a good option for you. You can try this recipe at home and write to me.

Now you will ask, why Konkan special? Well, will share it with you in the recipe. We have made the tomato saar healthier. You can call this as Marathi soup. This is a traditional recipe. At times it so happens that we tend to forget our traditional recipes. This is a little forgotten one. Let’s revive it. I am sure you will like it. You can serve it as appetizer too!!

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Some Interesting facts about Konkan special Tomato Saar :-

This is a traditional recipe. It is a very easy and simple recipe. Now let me answer your question, why is it Konkan special? We are using fresh coconut in this recipe. So it is Konkan special. Another thing is we have added beet root and carrot in this saar. As both these veggies contain natural sugar, you don’t have to use much additional sugar. This natural sugar balances sourness of tomato. So, diabetic people can have this tomato saar without any worry!! Isn’t it a good? So, let’s start with the recipe..

Konkan special Tomato Saar

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Serves: 4 People Preparation Time: 10 Minutes Cooking Time: 35 Minutes 35 Minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 Calories 20 grams Fat

Rating: 4.5/5

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Ingredients

• 4~5 chopped Tomatoes
• 1/2 cup grated fresh Coconut
• 1/2 Beet root
• 1/2” chopped Ginger
• 1 chopped Carrot
• 2 Garlic cloves (Optional)
• 2~3 Green chilies
• Salt to taste
• 2~3 tbsp Water
• 1 tbsp Ghee
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp Hing
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• Water as needed
• Sugar to taste
• Salt to taste
• Finely chopped Coriander leaves

Instructions

Step 1: Add tomato, coconut, ginger, carrot, garlic, green chilies, salt and water in a cooker and cook it on medium heat until 1 whistle.

Step 2: Remove the skin of cooked tomatoes and transfer everything into a blender jar.

Step 3: Add a little water and blend it into a smooth puree.

Step 4: Heat up ghee in a pan and add cumin seeds.

Step 5: When cumin seeds splutter, add hing, turmeric powder and strain the puree into it.

Step 6: Add sugar and salt and mix well.

Step 7: Bring it to boil and turn off the gas.

Step 8: Add coriander leaves and tomato saar is ready.

Notes

• Adding garlic is optional. You can skip it if you don’t want.
• You can steam it a kadhai.
• You can skip the straining if you want.
• You can have it as soup or it goes well with rice too.

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This is yet another traditional healthy Marathi recipe. We are trying to revive old forgotten recipes. This tomato saar is one such recipe. It looks nice and tastes just awesome. Serve it as appetizer or it goes well with rice too!!