first rinse and then chop the tomatoes, ginger and green chili.
heat oil in a pan. add mustard seeds and crackle them.
then add cumin seeds and saute till they change color. a few seconds.
then add chopped ginger, green chilies and asafoetida. stir and saute for 10 to 12 seconds till the raw aroma of ginger goes away.
add the chopped tomatoes.
stir and then add spice powders - turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder and cumin powder.
stir well and saute for a minute. then add salt and sugar.
stir and saute. you have to stir a few times so that the tomatoes get cooked evenly.
saute till the tomatoes soften.
then add water. stir very well.
bring the tomato curry to a simmer. switch off and check the taste. add more salt and sugar if required. you can make the curry more thick also, if you prefer.
when done, pour the tomato curry or sabzi in serving bowl/bowls.
sprinkle sev all over on the serving bowl/bowls.
garnish with coriander leaves and serve the sev tameta nu shaak with phulkas, chapatis or methi thepla or bajra rotis.