Sri Lanka Thakkali (Curried Tomatoes)

---------> source <--------- "A taste of Sri Lanka" By Indra Jayasekera -------------------------THAKKALI (CURRIED TOMATOES------------------------- 450 g Tomatoes

25 g Onion

1 Chile, fresh

50 ml Oil

Curry leaf sprigs 1/4 ts Fenugreek

1/2 ts Cumin

1 ts Salt

1 cg Cinnamon stick

1/2 ts Turmeric

1/4 ts Chile powder

1 ts Paprika

100 ml Coconut milk, thick

===========================> Directions <======================== Wash and cut the tomatoes into quarters. Chop the onion and chile. Heat the oil and stir fry the onion curry leaves and fenugreek for 2-3 minutes. Add the tomato, cumin, salt, cinnamon stick, turmeric powder, chile powder and paprika powder and cook for a few minutes until tender. Add the coconut milk, bring to the boil and simmer until the gravy thickens. Discard the cinnamon stick before serving ISBN #962 224 010 0