--- title: "Stewed Tomatoes" description: "Shorvedar timatar, a wet Indian tomato dish with cumin, garlic, and green chillies, best made in summer when tomatoes are plentiful. Find ingredients…" url: "https://briansunter.com/recipes/stewed-tomatoes" --- # Stewed Tomatoes Shorvedar timatar, a wet Indian tomato dish with cumin, garlic, and green chillies, best made in summer when tomatoes are plentiful. 30 minutes 4 servings side tomato indian vegetarian Scale Units ## Ingredients - 1400 gram tomatoes - 3 tbsp vegetable oil - 0.5 tsp cumin seeds - 3 garlic cloves - 110 gram onion - 1.5 green chillies - 1 tsp fresh ginger - 1 tsp salt - 1 tsp sugar ## Equipment - pot ## Instructions 1 Drop the 700 gram tomatoes into a pot of rapidly boiling water for 15 seconds . Drain, rinse under cold water and peel. Core the tomatoes and cut them into roughly 2.5 cm cubes. 2 Heat the 3 tbsp vegetable oil in a medium-sized pot over a medium flame. When hot, put in the 0.5 tsp cumin seeds . A few seconds later, put in the 3 garlic cloves , peeled and very finely chopped. Let the garlic pieces turn a golden colour. Now put in the 110 gram onion , peeled and chopped, and the 1.5 green chillies , finely sliced with seeds. Stir and saute for about 2 minutes . Now put in the 700 gram tomatoes , 1 tsp fresh ginger , peeled and very finely grated, 1 tsp salt , and 1 tsp sugar , preferably brown sugar. Bring to the boil. 3 Cover, leaving the lid slightly ajar, reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 10 minutes , or until the tomatoes are just tender. Note This is a wet dish with a thinnish sauce. Serve in individual bowls alongside rice. Pairs well with beef baked with yogurt and black pepper, spicy baked chicken, or grilled mackerel with lemon and fresh green coriander. ## Related recipes - [Aloo Gobi (Potato & Cauliflower Curry)](/recipes/aloo-gobi) [A simple vegetarian Indian dish with potatoes, cauliflower, and a mix of spices such as turmeric and cumin. Serve as a starter, side dish, or healthy main with naan bread or rice.](/recipes/aloo-gobi) - [Aloo Tikka Chaat](/recipes/aloo-tikka-chaat) [Little patties made of aloo (potato), formed into tikki and layered with various chaat toppings](/recipes/aloo-tikka-chaat) - [Bombay Potatoes](/recipes/bombay-potatoes) [Crispy fried potatoes in a spiced onion-tomato masala, a classic Indian side dish.](/recipes/bombay-potatoes) View Cooklang Source recipe.cook ``` --- title: Stewed Tomatoes description: "Shorvedar timatar, a wet Indian tomato dish with cumin, garlic, and green chillies, best made in summer when tomatoes are plentiful." servings: 4 time: 30 minutes tags: [tomato, indian, vegetarian, side] cuisine: Indian difficulty: easy rating: 4.5 --- Drop the @tomatoes{700%gram} into a #pot{} of rapidly boiling water for ~{15%seconds}. Drain, rinse under cold water and peel. Core the tomatoes and cut them into roughly 2.5cm cubes. Heat the @vegetable oil{3%tbsp} in a medium-sized #pot{} over a medium flame. When hot, put in the @cumin seeds{0.5%tsp}. A few seconds later, put in the @garlic cloves{3}, peeled and very finely chopped. Let the garlic pieces turn a golden colour. Now put in the @onion{110%gram}, peeled and chopped, and the @green chillies{1.5}, finely sliced with seeds. Stir and saute for about ~{2%minutes}. Now put in the @tomatoes{700%gram}, @fresh ginger{1%tsp}, peeled and very finely grated, @salt{1%tsp}, and @sugar{1%tsp}, preferably brown sugar. Bring to the boil. Cover, leaving the lid slightly ajar, reduce the heat to low and simmer for about ~{10%minutes}, or until the tomatoes are just tender. > This is a wet dish with a thinnish sauce. Serve in individual bowls alongside rice. > Pairs well with beef baked with yogurt and black pepper, spicy baked chicken, or grilled mackerel with lemon and fresh green coriander. ```