I’m very fussy about tomatoes. I love the sundried variety but not in pesto. I like the raw variety but only paired with basil and mozzarella and in a ‘cachumbar’ (salad) with sliced onions, red chilli powder and salt. But I love cooked tomatoes. Especially in curry. It’s my go to dinner when I am ravenous but don’t have the patience to wait. I usually eat this with some plain basmati rice or leftover boiled barley or kicheree.
I have used green tomatoes because I like the unusual. You could use cherry tomatoes cut in half or the different coloured heritage tomatoes that can be found at farmer’s markets nowadays. Which ever you choose, make sure they are lovely and firm so they will keep their shape when cooking.
Tomato and Onion (Shak) Curry
Notes
To make it
I served these on Clearspring Quick Cook 5 Grains but you could also go with plain rice.
What is your favourite way to eat tomatoes?
More tomato inspiration here:
- Tomato recipes on my other blog
- Spicy Sungold Tomato Ketchup (kaveyeats.com)
- Tomato Stuffed Paratha (mamtaskitchen.com)
- Raw tomato blender soup (tinnedtmatoes.com)
- Tomato and vanilla jelly (franglaiskitchen.com)
- Bruschetta (cooksister.com)
My wife has made a green tomatoes chutney before and was surprisingly good, always think of unripened fruit to be of no value and have spoken of making it again this year, so this recipe has come to us at the right time.
Thank you.
My Aunty makes a pickle from green tomatoes. I’ll get her recipe when I next see her for you 🙂
I would love that tomato pickle recipe too, Urvashi. I am excited to make this shak recipe this week! However, if I don’t have curry leaves, is there any substitute or should I definitely make the trip to the Indian grocer?
To be honest you can do without. It’ll be just as good 🙂
Stunning green tomatoes!!! That recipe looks so nutritious and perfect for the autumn…
Thank you Katie. It’s most def Autumn in this part of London
You love many of the same things as my mum, you remind me of her actually! 🙂
Aww thank you. I would like to cook with her one day
I’m not really a fan of green tomatoes, but I am going to make this with red tomatoes as it sounds delicious.
Thanks Dannii
Oh, that sounds amazing, never tried green tomatoes and love curries!
Thanks! You can use red tomatoes too. Just choose firm ones.
Delicious. My first thought would be to make green tomato chutney, this looks lovely, and of course the unripe tomatoes hold their shape so the dish has some bite and texture.
Thanks Helen. I love the way the tomatoes are just a little squidgy inside
Nice Recipe………..
Thank you
This looks about right for me. I will try it soon!
Great! Let me know how you get on 🙂
Ooh this is lovely – used up the last of the tomatoes from the allotment shed/greenhouse which were never going to ripen.
Brilliant! That’s the best use for them.
This dish is awesome. My fella and I do it every year with green tomatoes. I recommend it to anyone looking to make use of their tomatoes that didn’t get super ripe before the autumn began. Seriously, this dish is so simply, easy, and delicious.
Goodness I must have missed your lovely comment. So sorry for not replying sooner. So glad you love the recipe xx