Tomato Pulissery / Thakkali Pulissery

Pulissery is a curd based side dish for rice and it is a popular dish in Kerala. It can be prepared with pine apple, mango, ash gourd,papaya etc. Here i have used tomatoes, so it is called tomato pulissery.

Ingredients

• Tomatoes - 2 
• Coconut - 1/2 cup
• Green chillies - 2
• Shallots -  2 
• Cumin seeds - a pinch
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
• Beaten Yoghurt - 1/2 cup 
• Dried red chillies - 2

Preparation

1.Grind coconut along with cumin seeds,green chillies,shallots,salt with enough water to make a fine paste.

2.Boil tomatoes with little water, salt,turmeric powder and chilli powder.

3.When the tomatos get cooked,add the coconut paste,mix and boil  until it gets little thick.

4.Add the beaten yoghurt to this and stir well in low flame.Do not let the yoghurt to boil.Stir well. Switch off the flame and keep it aside.

5.Season the mustard seeds with dried red chillies and curry leaves.Pour the seasoning to the curry.