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    Home » Indian Breakfast Recipes

    Easy Tomato Curry | Tomato Gojju

    Published: Jan 30, 2016 · Modified: Feb 18, 2024 by Kushi · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Tomato Curry is a simple and easy-to-make Indian style curry packed with full of flavors. This sabzi is prepared with ripe tomatoes and spices in less than 30 minutes. Serve it with steamed rice, dosa, or any Indian flatbreads.

    Easy tomato curry recipe | Indian style curry without onion & garlic | Side for dosa, chapati, roti.
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    Easy tomato curry recipe | Indian style curry without onion & garlic | Side for dosa, chapati, roti.

    Easy Tomato Curry | Tomato Gojju

    Kushi
    Tomato Curry is a simple and easy-to-make Indian style curry packed with full of flavors. This sabzi is prepared with ripe tomatoes and spices in less than 30 minutes. Serve it with steamed rice, dosa, or any Indian flatbreads.
    5 from 16 votes
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Course Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
    Cuisine Indian
    Servings 4
    Calories 63 kcal

    Equipment

    • Pan

    Ingredients
      

    • 3 Tomatoes large, finely chopped
    • 1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
    • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
    • 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
    • 1 teaspoon Urad Dal
    • 1 teaspoon Chana Dal optional
    • 1 Sprig Curry leaves
    • ⅛ teaspoon Asafoetida Hing
    • 1 Green chile chopped optional
    • 1 to 2 teaspoon Red chile powder
    • ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
    • Salt to taste
    • Coriander leaves for garnish

    Instructions
     

    • Heat oil in a pan on a medium flame. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. When they splutter, add urad dal, chana dal, and curry leaves and saute until it becomes light golden.
      1 tablespoon Vegetable oil, 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds, 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds, 1 teaspoon Urad Dal, 1 teaspoon Chana Dal, 1 Sprig Curry leaves
    • Add the chopped tomatoes, hing, and green chile, sprinkle some salt, and saute for 2 to 3 minutes.
      3 Tomatoes, ⅛ teaspoon Asafoetida, 1 Green chile chopped, Salt
    • Add red chile powder, turmeric powder, salt to taste, and 1 to 2 cups of water and bring it to a nice boil. Cover and cook for another 5 to 6 minutes or until tomatoes turn soft.
      1 to 2 teaspoon Red chile powder, ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
    • Mash the curry lightly; it will give a nice texture. Taste and adjust salt and spiciness. (You can add a pinch of sugar or jaggery if needed)
    • Add coriander leaves and mix. Switch off the flame.
      Coriander leaves

    Notes

    • Vary the amount of chili powder and green chilies as per your taste. This taste the best when its spicy and tangy. I added green chili today as the red chili powder was not spicy enough.
    • Add the amount of water in the recipe depending on the desired consistency.
    • Use ripe and juicy tomatoes for best results. 
    • For traditional Karnataka-style gojju, you can use rasam powder instead of chili powder. 
    • The more you simmer, the better it tastes. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 63kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 2gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.02gSodium: 15mgPotassium: 247mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 943IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 1mg
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    Simple tomato curry

    This Indian tomato curry (sabzi) is made with minimal tempering ingredients and ripe tomatoes. You can serve it for any meal. It goes well with dosa, idiyappam, steamed rice, chapati, paratha, etc. A big batch can be made and stored in the refrigerator for 10 to 15 days.

    This tamatar ki sabzi is a no-onion, no garlic, vegan, and gluten-free version. Also, no coconut milk or any other fancy ingredients are needed. You can do this during fasting, upvas, and vrat days.

    This is also called tomato nonche (pickle) in Konkani, tomato kayi gojju, or thakkali gojju in Kannada.

    Tomato curry (gojju) | Curry without onion & garlic | Side for dosa, chapati, rice, roti.

    Ingredients

    Tomatoes: Use ripe and fresh tomatoes for best results.

    Spices: Mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, hing, turmeric powder, and curry leaves.

    Red chile powder: Adds spiciness to the curry. You can use rasam powder for the traditional gojju flavor.

    Check out the recipe card for the full list of the ingredients.

    Step-by-step instructions

    • Heat oil in a pan on a medium flame. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. When they splutter, add urad dal, chana dal, and curry leaves and saute until it becomes light golden.
    • Add the chopped tomatoes, hing, and green chile, sprinkle some salt, and saute for 2 to 3 minutes.
    • Add red chile powder, turmeric powder, salt to taste, and 1 to 2 cups of water and bring it to a nice boil. Cover and cook for another 5 to 6 minutes or until tomatoes turn soft.
    • Mash the curry lightly; it will give a nice texture. Taste and adjust salt and spiciness. (You can add a pinch of sugar or jaggery if needed)
    • Add coriander leaves and mix. Switch off the flame.
    Make ahead and store tomato curry (gojju) | Easy Indian recipe for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

    Tips

    • Vary the amount of chili powder and green chilies as per your taste. This taste the best when its spicy and tangy. I added green chili today as the red chili powder was not spicy enough.
    • Add the amount of water in the recipe depending on the desired consistency.
    • Use ripe and juicy tomatoes for best results. 
    • For traditional Karnataka-style gojju, you can use rasam powder instead of chili powder. 
    • The more you simmer, the better it tastes. 

    Make ahead and store

    You can make a big batch of tomato curry, let it cool completely, and refrigerate. For variety, every other day, you can add boiled vegetables, potatoes, green peas, or boiled egg to a small portion as needed, heat, and serve.

    Serving suggestions

    • Serve this tomato curry with steamed rice drizzled with ghee.
    • Serve it for breakfast along with dosa, idiyappam, poori etc.
    • For lunchbox or dinner, serve it with chapati, plain paratha, rumali roti, etc.
    • Since this is a no-onion, no-garlic recipe, you can also serve it with sabudana dosa, thalipeeth, vrat ke chawal, for fasting, upvas and vrat days.

    More Indian curry recipes

    • Best and Easy Potato curry (Indian aloo curry or Konkani Batate vagu) for vegan, vegetarian meals.
      Potato curry | Konkani Batate Vagu | Vegetable Curry Recipe
    • vrat wale paneer curry, no onion no garlic paneer masala, sabzi, navratri fasting, upvas, vrat khana
      Vrat Wale Paneer Curry | Simple No onion No Garlic Paneer Recipe
    • Chana masala recipe | Punjabi Chole Masala | Vegan Chickpea Curry for breakfast, lunch, dinner.
      Chana Masala | Chole Masala | Chickpea Curry
    • Healthy and easy cauliflower lentil curry (dal) in a white serving bowl.
      Lentil Cauliflower Curry | Cauliflower Dal

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    Note: We originally posted this vegan Indian tomato curry recipe in Jan 2016. It has now been modified in Feb 2024 with Expert Chef Tips, FAQs, Storage Instructions, etc.

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Revathi palani

      February 11, 2016 at 2:14 pm

      5 stars
      It sure looks finger licking good. It is one of my favorite curries for dosa 🙂

      Reply
      • Kushi

        February 13, 2016 at 12:49 am

        Thank you Revathi 🙂

        Reply
    2. marudhuskitchen

      February 23, 2016 at 12:25 am

      5 stars
      lovely curry it should be super good

      Reply
      • Kushi

        February 24, 2016 at 12:39 am

        Thank you Vani 🙂

        Reply
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