Tomato Uttappam and Meeni-Mini Stuffed Tomatoes !!

This is my contribution to the JFI Tomato event by RP of myworkshop. I thought of contributing two different recipes.

Tomato Uttappam

Ingredients

2 cups semolina (suji)
2 ½ cups sour yogurt
½ cup finely chopped onions
2tbsp finely chopped ginger
Finely chopped green chillis
Tomato slices cut in to circles
Salt
Cilantro for garnish

Preparation

Mix the suji to the yogurt, add salt and let it ferment for about 4-5 hours.
Add chopped onions, ginger, green chillis and if desired any other chopped vegetables.
Pour the batter on the tava and do not spread it much. Just spread it very little and top it with tomatoes and cover it with lid. It should cook in medium heat. Then slowly and carefully toss the uttappam and let it cook for few more seconds.
Garnish with cilantro and serve hot with chutney or sambar.


Meeni- Mini stuffed tomatoes (Stuffed cherry tomatoes)

This can be served as finger food or appetizer.
After looking at Sia’s stuffed tomatoes in yogurt gravy I didnt feel like publishing this recipe of mine. She has done a wonderful job with those tomatoes.

Ingredients

1 cup Medium sized cherry tomatoes

For Stuffing

½ cup grated paneer
½ cup boiled and mashed potato
1tsp ginger paste
½ cup finely chopped onions
1tspgaram masala
½ tsp cumin powder
½ tsp chilli powder
Chopped cilantro
Salt
3tbsp oil

Preparation

In a pan add oil. Fry the onions, ginger, potato and paneer. To this add salt, chilli powder, garam masala and cumin powder. Let it cook till the raw smell leaves.
Then add cilantro and let it cool a little.

Very carefully cut the edge of the tomato and remove the seeds with the help of a small knife and your little finger (Pinky). See the picture.
Now stuff them carefully and close it with the cut out tomato top. Now you can either keep it in oven for 3-4 minutes at 250 degrees or cook in the microwave for about 1-2 minutes. You can even grill or slightly sauté it in a pan with some oil for few minutes.
If you don’t want it that way forget it. You can just pop it in your mouth raw. It is a nice finger food but should be served hot to get the real taste.
Hope you all will like it.