Stuffed Tomato / Bharwa Tamatar / भरवा टमाटर

This one happens to be one of the favorite preparations from my mom's kitchen I have always liked. This time when I visited her place I took the recipe to try it on my own and I am proud to have reproduced the taste.

Stuffed Tomatos/ Bharwan Tamater

Ingredients:

1. Tomatoes :  5 pieces (big size)
2. Potatoes: 5 medium size
3. Onion: 3 medium size
4. Fresh Ginger: 1 inch
5. Fresh garlic: 10 cloves (small) 
6. Green Chillies: 3 (or as per your taste)
7. Cumin powder: 1 teaspoon
8. Coriander power: 1 teaspoon
9. Turmeric powder: 1 teaspoon
10. Mango Powder: 1 tablespoon
11. Chilli Powder: 1 teaspoon (Red Kashmiri)
12. Kasuri Methi: 1 tablespoon
13. Black pepper powder: 1 teaspoon
14. Garam Masala: 1 teaspoon 
15. Cumin whole: 1 teaspoon
16. Fresh coriander leaves
17. Cooking oil of your choice
18. Salt

Preparing the ingredients:

• First of all cut the top of the tomatoes as shown in the pic and spoon out the inside and keep them in a separate bowl. This will create a cavity inside the tomatoes for the fillings. 
• Don't discard the cut pieces. We will use them later.

• Dice potatoes and onions into fine pieces
• Fine chop ginger and garlic and crush them
• Fine slice two chillies 

Prepare stuffing material:

• Heat a pan/kadhai
• Pour two tablespoon oil. Heat it.
• Add sliced chillies
• Add cumin seeds
• When the cumin seeds are brown and fragrant add diced onion. Fry it to golden brown.
• Add diced potatoes
• Add salt to your taste
• Fry the mix for 2-3 minutes
• Add the scooped out tomato seeds in to it 
• Fry on medium flame for 5 minutes
• Add cumin powder, coriander powder, black pepper powder, mango powder, turmeric powder, chilli powder and garam masala.
• Fry the mix with spices on medium flame until the spices turn brown and fragrant. 
• The mix is ready for stuffing.

It is time to stuff the tomatoes with the mix. Stuff them and use the cut tomato tops as caps to seal them. You may use a tooth-pick (wooden) to make sure the caps are sealed properly.

You should have some of the mix remaining. These will be used to prepare gravy.

  

Prepare the Gravy:

Use remaining mix to prepare gravy.

• Add water into the mix and bring it to boil.
• Now put stuffed tomatoes and cook it on medium flame with lid on for 10 minutes or until the tomatoes are tender 
• Add water if needed. But keep the gravy thick.
• Turn the stove off and sprinkle kasuri methi and fresh coriander leaves

It is ready to serve now.
Serve it with Chapati or Rice.