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Sev tameta nu shaak
સેવ ટામેટાનું શાક (sev tameta nu shaak): Kathiyawadi sweet-sour tomato curry topped with crisp sev
Sev tameta nu shaak is roadside-dhaba and home food from Kathiyawad in Saurashtra, cooked when the vegetable basket is nearly empty but there are tomatoes and a tin of sev. Ripe tomatoes simmer with garlic, red chilli and a little jaggery into a thin, sweet-sour-hot gravy, and a handful of crisp gram-flour sev goes on top at the very last moment, so it is half-crunchy, half-soft when you eat it with bajra rotla, thepla or rotli. The usual mistake is stirring the sev in too early, which turns the curry into a paste. Most sev is made from gram flour, but check the packet if you avoid gluten. Chef's tip: use thick sev (ratlami or bhavnagari), which holds its crunch far longer than nylon sev.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- 1 pinch asafoetida (hing)
- 5 cloves garliccrushed
- 1 ⅛ lb ripe tomatoeschopped
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
- 1 ½ tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tbsp jaggery
- ¾ tsp salt
- ¾ cup water
- 3 tbsp fresh corianderchopped
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Heat 2 tbsp sunflower oil in a pan over a medium heat. Add ½ tsp mustard seeds and ½ tsp cumin seeds; when they pop, add 1 pinch asafoetida (hing) and 5 cloves garlic and fry for 30 seconds until fragrant.
1 minStep 2: Add 1 ⅛ lb ripe tomatoes, ¼ tsp ground turmeric, 1 ½ tsp Kashmiri chilli powder, 1 tsp ground coriander and ¾ tsp salt. Cover and cook for 8 minutes, stirring once or twice, until the tomatoes collapse.
8 minStep 3: Mash lightly, add ¾ cup water and 1 tbsp jaggery and simmer for 6 minutes until the gravy is glossy and oil rises to the top.
6 minStep 4: Turn off the heat. Just before serving, scatter the 2 ⅞ oz thick sev (ratlami or bhavnagari) and 3 tbsp fresh coriander over the top, and serve within 2 minutes while the sev is still crisp.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 220 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 22 g
- Fat
- 13 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does sev tameta nu shaak take?
- About 25 minutes in total: 5 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- What can I use instead of mustard seeds?
- Cumin seeds, same amount (different flavour, same crackle).
- What can I use instead of cumin seeds?
- Ground cumin, three quarters of the amount (add it with the other ground spices, not to hot oil first).
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