Kanda Tomato Koshimbir

Kanda tomato koshimbir is a simple and tasty salad. Onion and tomato salad prepared in Maharashtrian style. Roasted peanut powder and a tempering of mustard seeds and cumin seeds gives it a special taste. This is the salad, which I love the most and enjoy with chapatis even in the absence of curries.

Here goes the recipe.

Serves: 2 to 3

Ingredients:

For the salad:

1. Tomato (chopped) - 2 medium
2. Onion (chopped) - 1 medium
3. Roasted peanut powder - 2 tbsp
4. Coconut (scrapped) - 2 tsp
5. Coriander leaves (chopped) - 1 tsp
6. Lime juice - 1 tsp
7. Sugar - 1/4 tsp
8. Salt to taste

For the tempering:

1. Oil / ghee - 1 tsp
2. Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
3. Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
4. Asafoetida - a pinch
5. Turmeric powder - a pinch
6. Green chilly (shredded) - 1

Procedure:

• Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl.
• Heat oil in tempering pan.
• Add mustard seeds, let them splutter. Put off the flame.
• Add cumin seeds, green chilly, asafoetida and turmeric powder.
• Pour the tempering over salad and mix well.
• Serve as a side dish with chapati or rice and any curry.