TOMATO CHUTNEY...
Well; Tomato chutney... Yummy and mouth watering recipe it's all time favorite from kids to elders.. All love it.. It's absolutely fantastic recipe.. It goes well with all dishes.. Like dosa, idly, chapati, poori even with rice...
Ingredients
- Onion - 2(finely chopped into small pieces)
- Tomato - 4(finely chopped into small pieces)
- Red chillies - 2
- Green chilli - 1
- Garlic - 5-6 cloves(finely chopped)
- Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
- Sambar powder / Red chilli powder -1tbsp
- Salt - as per required
- Sugar - 2-3 pinch (optional)
- Oil - 4/5 tbsp
- Mustard seeds - few
- Urad Dal - 1/4 tsp
- Channa Dal - 1/4 tsp
- Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Curry leaves - few
- Coriander leaves - few
- Water
Method of preparation
- Keep a large Kadai and pour oil.
- Add mustard seeds.
- Once mustard seeds gets splutter, add urad dal, channa dal, cumin seeds, red chillies. Let it become golden brown...
- Now add; chopped onion, garlic, curry leaves, coriander leaves and green chilli.
- Fry till it becomes transparent and slightly brown in colour..
- Then add tomatoes, saute well.
- Now add turmeric powder, sambar/red chili powder ...mix it well till the raw smell from masala goes out completely..
- Wait till it becomes like a quite mashy consistency.
- Add required amount of salt.
- Add sugar (for extra balanced taste)
- Add little amount of water .
- Close the Kadai with a lid ; by making the stove reduced it to simmer ..
- Let it cook in simmer for 15-20 minutes till the colour of our chutney turns into dark red .
- Oil separates out after this stage slowly; it means our chutney is now ready.
- After this stage turn off the stove garnish it with some coriander leaves...
- Now our yummy tasty bit tangy tomato chutney is ready to serve...
Tips
- Serve it with dosa, idli, poori even with hot rice...
- You can use this for even 2 days by preserving it properly untouched in a Tupperware or in a glass jar or by keeping it in the refrigerator also ...
