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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Roasted Tomato Salsa ( aka Bilati Baigana poda from Odisha )

Bah. That's too glam a name for something as rustic as the 'Bilati baigana poda' or 'Tamatar Poda'. Yup, that's what we call this dish which originated in the rural kitchens of Odisha, one of the most backward states of India. Then why on earth am I calling it a salsa ? First it shares a helluva lot of resemblance with this Mexican delight . Second, I believe in free speech . I think, Therefore I am. Get the drift.

Coming to the authentic recipe, the tomatoes are usually roasted in the dying embers of a wood fired stove or 'chulah' as we call it in India. But most of us have done away with the cumbersome (and also polluting contraception). Hence it makes sense to roast them on a gas burner using a grill or just pop them into the oven ( low heat for 10 mins and turn up to get them blackened on the outside).

Read on for the recipe -


















Preparation Time - 15 mins

Ingredients -

  • 1 large ripe tomato
  • 1 medium sized red onion ( finely chopped )
  • 3-4 garlic cloves (peeled and crushed)
  • 1-2 green chilis (finely chopped)
  • 1 tsp mustard oil 
  • 1 tsp coarsely chopped cilantro
  • salt to taste


Preparation - Roast the tomato till the outer skin is blackened. Allow it to rest for a few mins.

Peel it carefully and chop it up into chunks.

Throw into a mixing bowl and toss in the other ingredients. Mix and keep aside for a few mins.

Enjoy as a dip or with white rice.


Note - Generally all the ingredients are mashed together with bare hands. But I have used a knife and spoon for the sake of hygiene.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Kachumbar



















Preparation Time Required: 10-12 mins
Cost of preparation: 20-30 rupees

Ingredients:  Medium sized cucumber ( 1 tsp ), medium sized tomato ( 1 no.), large onion ( 1 no. ), juice of 1 lemon, green chilli ( 3-4 nos), finely chopped mint leaves ( 1 tbs), roasted cumin chilli powder ( 1/3 tsp ), salt ( to taste).

Preparation: Finely chop all the vegetables. Transfer to a mixing bowl. Add the lemon juice, cumin chilli powder, salt and mint leaves.

Allow to stand for 30 mins. Garnish and serve with lunch/dinner.


One can use finely chopped ginger/garlic/coriander/parsley instead of mint leaves for a variation in the flavour. Also, the quantity of lime juice can be varied as per ones' taste.

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