My version of tamatar ki sabji

Whenever I am tired, hungry and staring into the open fridge at nothing but few leftover tomatoes... I always make this 'tamatar ki sabji' which requires almost nil cooking skills and goes well as a tasty tangy side dish with both chapati and rice. I am sure everyone would have stumbled upon their own versions of tamatar ki sabji at some point in their grad/bachelor/bachelorette life while being forced to learn cooking for their survival .... well, here is my recipie....

Ingredients:
3-4 tomatoes cut into small pieces
1 big onion finely chopped
1-2 green chillies cut into small pieces
2-3 cloves (optional)
1-2 Bay leaves (optional)
cardamom
Dhania powder(1 tsp)
Garam masala (1 spoon)
Mustard
Jheera
Asfoetida to taste
salt to taste

Heat small qty of oil in a kadai and then add mustard (let it splutter) , jheera , green chillies, colves and bay leaves. Then toss the finely chopped onions and fry them for a very short while until they are only slightly golden brown. Then add Garam masala, Dhania powder and cardamom (according to taste) and fry for a few minutes. Then add the freshly cut tomatoes and mix well. Add salt and asfoetida as required. Add 1/2 cup water and allow the mixture to boil for few minutes.

The tamatar ki sabji is now ready. The best part of this sabji is that the cooking can never go wrong because it is really simple and turns out right in whatever order you cook. The taste is always great and hardly takes 20 minutes to make the sabji !