Time to prepare —– 15 mins

 Ingredients

• Tomato —— 4  ripe tomatoes
• Nigella seed— ¼ tsp
• Ginger paste – ½ tsp
• Garlic paste- ½ tsp
• Onion paste -1/2 tsp
• Brown sugar or refined sugar —- 3tbs
• Bay leaf -  1
• Red chilli powderc- ½ tsp ( Add more or less as per taste )
• Cumin powder-  ½  tsp
• Black pepper powder-   ¼ tsp
• Dry chilli – 1
• Oil – 1tbs
• Water – ¼ cup

Method

• Blanch the tomatoes to take out the outer skin.

• Core the tomato and chop in to pieces
• Mix the ginger, garlic and onion paste.
• Take a non stick pan with lid.
• Heat oil to full point.
• Add the nigella seed and chilli.
• When it crackle, add mixture of  the ginger , garlic & onion paste.
• Sauté till the oil leaves the side.
• Add chopped tomatoes, cumin powder, black pepper powder, red chilli powder, bay leaf.
• Saute  till half cooked.
• Add the sugar and mix it thoroughly.
• Add water.
• Put the lid and let it cook for 5 mins.
• Let it simmer till it thickens.
• Turn off the gas and serve it as a dip or spread.