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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Tomato Chutney


Today's recipe tomato chutney is a very good accompaniment for all the Indian breakfasts. 

Ingredients: 
  • Small Sized Tomatoes 4
  • Small Sized Onion 1
  • Red Chillies 2
  • Red Chili Powder 1/4 teaspoon
  • Mustard seeds 1/8 Teaspoon
  • Cumin Seeds 1/8 Teaspoon
  • Oil 1 Teaspoon
  • Salt to taste 
Preparation:


  • Cut onions, tomatoes, into pieces.
  • Heat a pan and add 3/4th teaspoon oil to it. Once, the oil gets heated add the onions.
  • Fry for a minute and the tomatoes and salt to it.
  • Now, cook the mixture until the tomatoes get a little tender.
  • When this mixture cools down, add red chili powder and grind it into a smooth paste.
  • Heat a small pan and add the remaining oil. When the oil gets heated up, add the mustard seeds, Cumin seeds and Red Chili. 
  • Once the mustard seeds start to splatter, remove from heat and garnish the tomato chutney with it.
  • This chutney is very good accompaniment for all the Indian breakfast items like Idly, Dosa, Pesarattu etc.
Alterations: 
  • Add Red Chillies instead of Red chili powder
Warnings:
  • Be careful when adding the chilies as this makes the chutney spicy, adjust according to taste.
  • Do not over cook the tomatoes and onions as it will be too watery
Tip of the Day:
  • If you have too many raw mangoes and you are not using them immediately, then cut and freeze them to retain the taste.

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