It was a grey and rainy day when I saw the colourful carnival performed by these heirloom tomatoes on the market. There was no return from a short but cute romance. Good looking doesn’t always correlate with a noble character, but in this case, the tomatoes tasted as fresh and sweet as they looked. There were plenty and they were lasting. Besides a galette and oven roasted preserve, I cooked a sauce in cream from the rest of them and served it with fried the cheese-balls, malai kofta. The recipe will follow later.
Thank you.
Beautiful food and gorgeous vegetables!
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Rosa
Those roasted tomatoes are beautiful! Send a jar ? :-)
ReplyDeleteKulsum, too late :-)
ReplyDeleteJust made some of my own sun dried tomatoes and didn't realise how easy it was to do. Love dressing it up with different herbs! Love forward to your kofats :)
ReplyDeleteTomatoes look wonderful,love sun dried tomatoes.
ReplyDeleteI want your blog all bound up in a book form so I could get all cosy with it on my sofa with a cup of tea and turn pages and sigh away. Please do it real soooooon. xx
ReplyDeleteYou can do so many things with tomatoes. They look marvelous!
ReplyDeleteI lose words to describe when I step in here :) I am loving that simple rustic galette. Do you think whole wheat (not atta) will work instead of spelt? I might not get these amorous playful tomatoes but the crust sounds perfect with about thing at hand.
ReplyDeleteI do need to roast tomatoes. So pretty in a jar and love the use of hing here!!
waiting for the malai kofta and your take on it :) one of the favorite things in my family.
I cannot wait your lofts recipe, and the pictures are, as always, so wonderful.
ReplyDeletesuch colorful tomatoes and the galette looks just lovely and roasted tomatoes are one of my favorite way to enjoy these after chutney :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Never thought of making a glaette with veggies. I love the newer look and layout of your blog. Wish someone could do mine half as good as this. :)
ReplyDeleteMadhu, that's a great idea!
ReplyDeleteSoma, you can use any flour, even atta, although it has a fine texture! You can mix different kinds of flour, too. In this sort of rough pie it is nice to have bran. Regarding hing, I use it in everything :-). I'm opposite of a hoarder, but I always have hing on stock! I cannot think of living without it. Regarding malai-kofta, I've seen your post and will have to think twice before posting :-)Yours looked perfect, "restaurant quality". I never eat out and don't know even what it means. My recipe is more simple and contains no family secrets :-)
Aparna, all you need is a little bit extra time at hand :-). That's how blog-designs evolve.
I just ADORE your blog and your work.. Your pictures are so crispy and colourful, I wish I'd be able to do something like that in the future.. Great job!
ReplyDeleteMagnifique, bravo!!
ReplyDeleteGreat recipe Lakshmi!!!As for the photographs they are a visual treat :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous veggies! Makes me hungry.
ReplyDeleteHOW wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos and tomatoes - I am missing summer, terribly :)
ReplyDeleteLakshmi, restaurant quality does not always mean good :) If I could cook like you, I would not eat out either.and no family secrets in my Malai Kofta; I grew up eating mostly Bengali food, with occasional variation. I know your malai kofta is going to be something I will heart and that is why I am waiting. Regarding hing.. I made a BIG mistake this time. I forgot to get hing from India. I get it from Jaipur, and not the crushed kind. It is pure and so strong and I do not like any other kind from the stores here in US.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a lycopene enriched recipe. Fresh and unique! Love it! If you could send health in goodness in a bottle, I would definitely want one too...I am making this for my friends too. Holidays is all about giving, anyway, right? Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWow Lakshmi, what a website. I love this and can't take my eyes off it. Also loved the way you put -'Good looking doesn’t always correlate with a noble character'
ReplyDeleteAgain, congrats on hosting such a fabulous blog.
Hello Lakshmi, kudos to you! Your photography is splendid, recipes simple yet so exotic, presentation top class. I am in total loss of words with each post I visit. It's an absolute bliss to be here. I love the fact that the recipes are vegetarian, they sound promising and as pure as your blog name suggests. I am totally whelmed by this site and can't seem to get enough of this. Please keep posting more!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I am eagerly looking forward to the Malai Kofta recipe from your kitchen. :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous tomatoes and a spectacular way to showcase them.
ReplyDeleteO my goodness... Just discovered your blog through Soma and am totally blown away by the gorgeous shots! I will definitely be back!
ReplyDeleteGoodness Gracious.......what a website & the pictures are so neat & crisp/ am really blown away by your pics & presentation/ dunno what to say / am really at a loss for words.
ReplyDeleteI'm loving this recipe and these photos, Laksmi! The color seems more vibrant than your usual. I love the usual softer style of yours but it's always fun to see something different. Did you save a slice for me? ;p
ReplyDeleteLove how the abundance of sage? Offsets the rubies in the tomatoes. Circus indeed! Malai Kofta yum yum, can't wait!
ReplyDeletestunning, as always! I know I am repeating but that's the word comes to my mind whenever I visit your site :)
ReplyDeleteMalai kofta next on pure vege? bring it on! I can never get tired of malai kofta and anything that has paneer in it. I will look forward to read and see your take on one of the most loved Indian dish.
I am in LOVE with your blog! Lakshmi every time your posts just amaze me :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post!
Love the use of colorful tomatoes in the galette - it just looks lovely. The roasted tomatoes are a great idea too!
ReplyDeleteAs usual, your pictures speak volumes about your passion for food. Keep it up!
wow this is simply and utterly, breathtakingly gorgeous. thank you for your gifts.
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