Tomato Gotsu Recipe – Onion Tomato Gosthu Recipe

Tomato gotsu

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I learnt this sambar for idli from my MIL. We call this as “Thakkali gosthu/Tomato gotsu”. Many of you would have heard about Chidambaram Brinjal gosthu. This one is made with onion and tomato, prepared in Thanjavur/Tanjore style.Usually gotsu is served as a side dish for Pongal. But we make this gotsu very often in our kitchen mainly as a side dish for Idli. Its a very easy to make one pot sambar recipe.Ideal recipe for bachelors and working women to make it for breakfast. Its watery texture is the highlight for this sambar. Do try it once. You will love its simplicity.Lets see how to make this easy and quick sambar for idli dosa.
Check out my Chidambaram Brinjal gotsu too.

Tomato gostu

Tomato Gosthu Recipe

Tomato Gosthu Recipe Thanjavur style Thakkali Gosthu

Cuisine: South Indian
Category: Sambar
Serves: Serves 2
Prep time: 5 Minutes
Cook time: 15 Minutes
Total time: 20 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

  • Tomato – 2 nos (Finely chopped)
  • Big onion – 1 no (Finely chopped)
  • Moong dal – 1 tbsp
  • Green chilly – 2-3 nos (Slit cut) I used 1 green chilli, 1 red chilli
  • Curry leaves – a sprig
  • Idly/Dosa batter – 1 tbsp
  • Salt & water – as needed.

To temper

  • Mustard – 1 /2 tsp
  • Urad dal – 1 tsp
  • Jeera/Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
METHOD
    1. Heat a pressure cooker with oil and splutter mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves.
    2. Add finely chopped onion and slitted green chillies. Saute until transparent. Then add tomato pieces and saute till it becomes mushy.
    3. Now add the tomato and saute well.Its not necessary it should turn mushy.(While eating this gosthu,u’ll have pieces of tomato )
    1. Add moong dal,salt and required water.Pressure cook in low flame for one whistle.
    1. Open the cooker and add a tbsp of idli/dosa batter and mix it well.As it is watery onion,tomato,dal,chilly will be separate.So adding this batter gives a thickness & togetherness to this gosthu. If u want,u can replace idly batter with besan flour. But that gives a different taste.

  • Actually in Tanjore, the same gosthu is also made with finely chopped brinjals. Instead of tomato, they add tamarind pulp.But we make this gosthu mostly with tomato and very rarely with brinjal becoz my husband doesn’t like brinjal.So if u like brinjal, u can follow the same method and make brinjal gosthu.It tastes excellent.Drooling I have made a post for this HERE.Please check it for variation.
Enjoy this easy, one pot gostu with hot idli ! I love it with dosa too Winking
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48 thoughts on “Tomato Gotsu Recipe – Onion Tomato Gosthu Recipe”

  2. sangeeta

    i like your kitchen clinic,i have a blog ‘ayurveda on my plate’ but am not able to update it often……..your write ups inspire me to go there……thanks.

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  3. Nandinis food

    Tomato Gosthu is Yum and delicious! MY mom used to cook exact way but she adds sambar onions!:) Wonderful info about Tomatoes:)

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  6. Raks

    pics look awesome! I am going to check viki’s blog,I always make like u hav mentioned,i.e; roast and ground,its quite exhausting now,time to try out new!!

    I like this setion tried and tasted,double the assurance ;D

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  8. Vikis Kitchen

    Tomato kothsu – a very notable recipe for me. Love those authentic recipes u publish always. Thanks for trying my version of Idly sambar. It came out really great and gorgeous for u. U know what? I learnt most of my authentic veg recipes from a family friend who live in a place called Town in Tirunelveli. If I show that aunt ur sambar, she will be overwhelmed with joy:) Have a great day dear.

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  10. Suparna

    hey chitra,
    The tomato koshtu looks yummm… One of my neighbour here had taught me this one, urs looks well prepared dear. Wow viki’s recipe has turned out very well for u 🙂

    Reply
  14. Padma

    Tomato gothsu looks great and delicious … I make brinjal gothsu served with venpongal/idli/dosas …

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  16. Unknown

    very delicious recipe looks so yummy and yeh nice color too.nice and very useful info about tomato in kitchen clinic.

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  21. kittymatti

    very new, I hve never added dosai batter…just a simple and lovely twist! Should try this one…

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  22. Unknown

    Looks yum and interesting. I make mixed vegetable and Kathirikkai gothsu. Never tried tomato and dosai mavu addition is new to me. Will try out.

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  34. lata raja

    Thanks Chitra for your wonderful input to my blog.Btw this Clinic idea is excellant.I learn't more about tomatoes.

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  37. Ramya Vijaykumar

    mmm, idli and tomato ghost I would give away anything for that!!! simply a superb breakfast… So you say when I come home you are gonna make me this uhhh?? 🙂

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  48. INDRA PARASURAMAN

    Indra Parasurman sad…

    I belong to Tanjore. Normally I make similar Tomato gosthu, Brinjal gosthu, onion with green chilli gosthu,potato gosthu etc., like you.
    Nice dish….

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