Ingredients for Tomato Chutney
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Ripe Tomato – 1 , big sized , roughly chopped (or 2 medium size tomatoes)
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Yellow or red onion – 1, big sized (preferrably same size as tomato), roughly chopped (or 2 medium sized onions)
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Garlic cloves – 3 , peeled
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Dried red chilli – 2
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Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
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Split black gram - 1 1 /2 tsps
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Fresh Curry leaves – 7 to 8
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Asafoetida – 1/8 tsp
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Sesame oil – 3 tbsps
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Salt to taste
Method
Heat oil in a skillet. Add mustard seeds, when it starts to splutter add asafoetida, curry leaves, black gram, curry leaves and dried red chilli.
After few seconds add onions and garlic. Saute`till the onion turns pink in color. Next add chopped tomatoes and saute till the tomatoes becomes soft.
Blend them coarsely in a food processor. Add salt to taste and serve with hot idlis or dosas.
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Note – For chutney, the color and taste depends on the tomatoes. Use ripe tomatoes for best results. Use dried red chillies according to taste.
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