Stuffed Tomato Pakora

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 oval ripe firm tomatoes (egg-shaped)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 cup onion, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 cups mushrooms, washed,drained and chopped (use fresh/canned, but be sure to wash the canned ones in plenty of water before proceeding)
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
• 2 green chilies, chopped
• 1 tablespoon coriander leaves, chopped
• 1 tablespoon mint leaf, chopped
• 1 -1 1/2 cup gram flour
• 1 teaspoon chat masala
• salt
• oil, to deep fry

Recipe

• 1 chop off the tops of tomatoes.
• 2 scoop out pulp and seeds.
• 3 turn tomatoes upside down and let drain completely on absorbent paper towels.
• 4 melt butter in a non-stick pan.
• 5 add onions and chopped mushrooms.
• 6 stir-fry until mushrooms are well-browned and almost crisp.
• 7 remove from heat.
• 8 add grated cheese, green chillies, corriander and mint leaves.
• 9 mix well.
• 10 stuff tomatoes with mushroom-cheese mixture.
• 11 pack tightly.
• 12 make a batter of medium thick consistency by mixing the gramflour with the chaat masala powder, salt and a little water.
• 13 dip each tomato carefully in the prepared batter.
• 14 deep fry in hot oil.
• 15 serve hot with chutney.
• 16 enjoy!