Chutney and pickles are the most famous accompaniment in Indian cooking and would make any simple dish very tasty and scrumptious . I wanted to make tomato chutney since long and finally I found the best recipe here. This chutney is a perfect balance of sweet and sour flavor and can be enjoyed with Idli , Dosa , Vada , Upma , Rice or Parathas.So let’s start the recipe . Yum
Ingredients:
6 tomatoes , roughly chopped
7-8 green chillies , roughly chopped
4-5 garlic cloves
2 ” pieces ginger
6-7 curry leaves
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 tablespoon cashew nuts
2 tablespoon tamarind
Salt to taste
4 teaspoon vegetable oil
For tempering
2 teaspoon split Black gram /urad dal
1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
3-4 curry leaves
2 teaspoon vegetable oil
Method:
Heat oil in a wok , add cumin and mustard seeds , sauté and add green chillies and curry leaves.
Add garlic and ginger pieces , sauté for 2-3 minutes and then add chopped tomatoes. Mix well and add salt.
Add tamarind and cashew nuts over it and let it cook on low to medium heat , covered till tomatoes are soft.
Tomato chutney
Open the lid and cook again for few minutes. Let it cool and blend in food processor to make a paste.
For tempering , heat 2 teaspoon oil in a pan , add all ingredients under “for tempering and cook for 2-3 minutes. Pour this tempering over tomato chutney. Mix well and serve with main course.
Tempering
Enjoy !!
Tomato chutney
Serve-6. Cooking time -30 minutes
Notes: It may be used for 1 week under refrigeration. You may use red chillies to make it more spicy.
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Best regards,
Sapana Behl
Lovely !
Perfectly made.Yummy
x❤x❤
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Tomato chutney looks yummy.
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love the colour of this fabulous chutney dear…perfect for my dosa
Lovely chutney dear, my fav…
This is very similar to how I make it Sapna. Love Tomato Chutney.
Yummy chutney recipe