Tomato Chokha and Cassava

Tomato Chokha  (Fire Roasted Tomatoes)

Well it's a week since my last post and I hope you are trying out my recipes. I wanted to share with you another wonderful trini dish known as Tomato chokha. This is versatile since it can be accompanied with Roti, Organic Pasta  or even boiled provision e.g. Cassava (Yuca).

Nutritional benefits of Tomatoes

Tomatoes are a rich source of vitamins A and C and folic acid. Tomatoes contain a wide array of beneficial nutrients and antioxidants, including alpha-lipoic acid, lycopene, choline, folic acid, beta-carotene and lutein.

For more health benefits go to Benefits of Tomatoes.

Tomato chokha is relatively easy to prepare. Like the baigan chokha preparation it may be a bit messy so you can use gloves. For this you will need the following.

INGREDIENTS  

• 1 lb garden ripe tomatoes

• Bird peppers/chillies, chopped
• 1 pimento chopped
• 3 Cloves garlic, crushed
• 3 leaves chadon-beni (bandanya) chopped
• 1 tsp salt

METHOD

• Wash tomatoes and dry individually.
• Place on grill pan over open flame.
• When dark spots appear, turn and roast until done as seen in clip below.

• Cool , remove skin and place in bowl. 
• Add salt, pepper, chadon beni and crushed garlic. It should look like this.

• Using a potato masher, crush tomatoes until well blended. For a smoother consistency you may use a hand whisk.

• Taste adjusting the salt and pepper as required and your end product should look like this.

I boiled some cassava to accompany this  tomato chokha. These flavours marry well and are simply exotic!

Hope you try this healthy dish soon.

Remember to cook with love and good vibes.