Gojju (spicy Sauce)

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  1. GeetaKashyap

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    Thanks dear. Hope you are having a great start.
     
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    Tomato Gojju 1


    Ingredients

    Ripe Tomatoes-500g

    Salt to taste

    Thick Tamarind Juice-1/2 cup

    Jaggery-1/2 lemon size or according to your taste

    Gojju Powder- 1 ½ - 2 tbsp


    Seasoning

    Oil- 2-3tbsp

    Mustard seeds- ½ tsp

    Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp

    Asafoetida-1/4-1/2 tsp

    Curry leaves-8-10


    Method

    1. Soak tamarind in warm water and extract its juice

    2. Finely chop tomatoes. (You may blanch and de-skin tomatoes before chopping.)

    3. Heat oil in a pan and crackle Mustard seeds.

    4. Add curry leaves, Asafoetida and turmeric powder. Stir.

    5. Add tomato pieces, salt and stir.

    6. Cover and cook on low flame with intermittent stirring till tomatoes become slightly mushy.

    7. Add tamarind water, jaggery, Gojju powder and stir well. Adjust salt content according to your taste.

    8. Cover and cook on low flame till oil separates.


    Notes

    1. If you wish to store for a longer time, increase oil content. If not, reduce oil content.

    2. To make it spicier, you may add little red Chilli powder.



    Tomato Gojju 2
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    Ingredients

    Ripe Tomatoes-500g

    Tamarind- ½ lemon size ball

    Salt- to taste

    Red Chilli powder- to taste

    Jaggery-1/2 lemon size or smaller


    Seasoning

    Oil-2-3 tbsp

    Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp

    Asafoetida-1/4-1/2 tsp

    Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp


    Method

    1. Chop Tomatoes roughly and mix some salt with it.

    2. Add tamarind and mix. Allow tamarind to soak in tomato juice for1-2 hours.

    3. Grind into a paste.

    4. Heat oil and crackle mustard seeds.

    5. Add asafoetida and turmeric powder.

    6. Add ground tomato paste.

    7. Add chilli powder, jaggery and adjust salt content.

    8. Cover and cook under low flame, stirring intermittently till the oil separates.

    9. Stays good for a couple of weeks in the refrigerator.


    Note

    1. To make a quick rasam, boil water, add 2 tbsp of this gojju, rasam powder and adjust salt.

    2. Add few torn curry leaves and finely chopped coriander. Bring it to a boil. Rasam is ready!


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  3. nandinimithun

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    Wow super geets.... my all time fav tomato gojju....
     
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    Welcome to my blog. Your question is quite cryptic. Clarify what exactly you mean so that I can answer, if I know the answer;)
     
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    Thank you, dear Nandu @nandinimithun :)
     
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    Mouth watering ..... Katha MEtha.... :p:p:thumbup:
     
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    Thanks for the yummy recipie and gojju powder
     
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    Most of the veggies can be used to prepare gojju...
    Lady’s finger
    Potato
    Brinjal
    Chow chow
    Bitter gourd
    Tomato
    Onion
    Capsicum
    Cucumber
     
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    Thanks, Vijima @iyerviji
     
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