Pizza 

with Puli Gozzo [Gotsu?] Topping

(South Indian Tomato & Eggplant Sauce) 

I think this pizza actually looked better after I cut it, but by then, I just wanted to have some and not take a pic.

Gozzo/Gotsu 

(South Indian Tomato & Onion Sauce)

This is a South Indian sauce with mustard seeds, onions, and tomatoes. It's nice with a milder main dish like Khichdi (rice & dal) or Upma (like savory cream of wheat). I think the first time, I made it to go with Ven Pongal (rice and dal). I know my South Indian friend approved of the combination! (The recipe is from Julie Sahni's Classic Indian Vegetarian and Grain Cooking.)

Puli Gozzo 

(South Indian Eggplant Sauce)

This was from Julie Sahni's Classic Indian Vegetarian and Grain Cooking. Aside from the eggplant, it also contains onions, tomatoes, and spices including mustard seeds and sambhar powder. I left out the curry leaves, coconut, and tamarind. I'd made Gozzo, a simpler sauce with mustard seeds, onions, and tomatoes, several times before, but never this variation. The pic is from last month, and has been waiting for its turn. This sauce was a nice change from the usual.