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Tomatoes: Photography, Recipes and Quotes

August 10, 2014

Today, when a small basketful of tomatoes, plucked from the garden, needed a good wash before stowing them away carefully, I decided to click a few pictures of them. And at 80 Rs a kilo, tomatoes have become precious commodity, a treasure quite deserving their own little photo shoot. I have not edited the photos, thereby trying to preserve the mood and the light they have been shot in, one odd photo has been cropped though. All photos have been shot in natural light, of course 🙂

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It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato

Lewis Grizzard

Tried this 2 minute, 2-ingredient pasta sauce?

 

 

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“You’re always such a disappointment, Augustus. Couldn’t you have at least gotten orange tomatoes?”

This South Indian tomato chutney promises to make your idlis, dosas and even curd-rice taste so much better!

 

 

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I don’t care what anybody says: Nothing is better than a tomato you grow. There’s something about it that’s different than a tomato you can buy. It’s a great thing

Tom Vilsack

 

 

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Beautifully imperfect

 

 

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When you cut that eggplant up and you roast it in the oven and you make the tomato sauce and you put it on top, your soul is in that food, and there’s something about that that can never be made by a company that has three million employees

Mario Batali

 

Given that tomato prices are sky-rocketing in most parts of India, I know that this is not the best time to be sharing tomato recipes. When there was a similar crazy price hike last year, I wrote a column for Mint on alternatives to tomatoes in Indian cooking and we did come up with quite a list which you may find useful

Seasonal tomato recipes for you

Homemade marinara sauce with fresh tomatoes

Italian style eggplants in tomato sauce

The ELT sandwich

Tomato Gojju from Karnataka

Tomato Omelette (vegan)

Tomato and Mint flavoured Moong Dal

Tomato Chutney for Idli Dosa

by Nandita Iyer 
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  1. Panfusine says: August 11, 2014 at 6:25 pm

    Those are some Gorgeous Heirloom tomatoes you have there!

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  2. Anonymous says: August 21, 2014 at 6:24 pm

    love the picture of the tomatoes..beautifully imperfect is the perfect phrase! We have been having a bumper crop of heirloom tomatoes this summer…thanks for the easy recipes to use them up.

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