Creamy Tomato Onion Sabzi
by Tarla Dalal
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creamy tomato onion sabzi recipe | creamy pyaaz tamatar | creamy tamatar pyaaz ki sabzi | Indian style tomato onion sabzi is a simple luscious sabzi to be served as a daily fare with chapati. Learn how to make Indian style tomato onion sabzi.
To make creamy tomato onion sabzi, heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, add the mustard seeds and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds. Add the onions and sauté on a medium flame for 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, mix well and cover with lid and cook on a medium flame for 8 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Add the chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and ¼ cup of water, mix well and cook on medium flame for 5 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Add the fresh cream and coriander, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Serve hot.
We are so used to adding tomatoes to every other dish we prepare, but rarely do we think of using it as the key ingredient of a recipe! Here is a fabulous dish where tomato stars in a key role. This creamy pyaaz tamatar features crunchy onions and tangy tomatoes cooked with common but effective spice powders and fresh cream.
This Indian style tomato onion sabzi has an ideal blend of flavours and a luscious mouth-feel, which makes it an instant hit. You are sure to enjoy its blend of texture too – the slight crunch of onions with the softness of tomatoes.
You can also carry this easy creamy tamatar pyaaz ki sabzi in the dabba for lunch in the afternoon. Try other onion-tomato recipes like the Subzi Pasanda and the Spicy Corn Subzi.
Tips for creamy tomato onion sabzi. 1. Cut the tomatoes into big cubes as they shrivel a little on cooking. 2. While fresh cream is the best to get the perfect creaminess, if you don’t have it you can replace it with homemade malai. Ensure to whip the malai before adding it to the sabzi. 3. Finely sliced capsicum would be a good addition to this sabzi. Saute them after the onions and proceed as per the recipe.
Enjoy creamy tomato onion sabzi recipe | creamy pyaaz tamatar | creamy tamatar pyaaz ki sabzi | Indian style tomato onion sabzi | with step by step photos below.
Method- Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, add the mustard seeds and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
- Add the onions and sauté on a medium flame for 5 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, mix well and cover with lid and cook on a medium flame for 8 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Add the chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and ¼ cup of water, mix well and cook on medium flame for 5 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Add the fresh cream and coriander, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Serve hot.
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To make creamy tomato onion sabzi recipe | creamy pyaaz tamatar | creamy tamatar pyaaz ki sabzi | Indian style tomato onion sabzi, you need fresh red tomatoes. Select tomatoes that are round, full and feel heavy for their size, smooth skinned with no wrinkles, cracks, bruises or soft spots.
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Clean and wash the tomatoes and cut them into big cubes.
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Next you will need onions. Choose onions with tightly closed necks that are absolutely dry, avoiding those with a thick, woody center in the neck. The skin should be bright and shiny.
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Slice the onions and keep ready.
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Then to make creamy pyaaz tamatar, heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan.
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When the oil is hot enough, add the mustard seeds for tempering.
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Sauté the seeds on a medium flame for a few seconds. They will crackle.
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Add the onions.
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Sauté the onions on a medium flame for 5 minutes. They will turn light brown in colour.
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Add the tomato cubes.
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Mix well.
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Cover with a lid and cook on a medium flame for 8 minutes. Remember to keep stirring occasionally so that the vegetables do not stick to the bottom of the pan.
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This is how the tomatoes will look after cooking. They will turn soft in texture.
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Then add spices to the Indian style tomato onion sabzi. First add the chilli powder.
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Then add turmeric powder.
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Add salt as per taste.
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Also add ¼ cup of water for cooking.
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Mix well and cook on medium flame for 5 minutes, while stirring occasionally. All the water might not get evaporated at this stage. That’s fine. It will avoid the sabzi from becoming dry.
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Add the fresh cream to make creamy tamatar pyaaz ki sabzi.
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Add chopped coriander. Since it is an Indian sabzi, coriander definitely enhances its flavour.
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Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally. The sabzi will not change the colour and turn creamy and luscious.
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Serve creamy tomato onion sabzi hot.
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Nutrient values (Abbrv) per serving
Energy | 80 cal |
Protein | 1.1 g |
Carbohydrates | 4.8 g |
Fiber | 1.4 g |
Fat | 6.3 g |
Cholesterol | 0 mg |
Sodium | 13.4 mg |
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