Tomato chutney

When I think about tomatoes my memory brings up this festival La Tomatina in Spain. Wow..what a colourful way to celebrate J I'm sure no one regrets being hurt by sweet tomatoes. Would love to be there once…hmm! My family would wolf down countless dosa/idli if it was tomato chutney.

Tomatoes health benefits:

They make your skin and hair look healthy, good for diabetes, improves vision, reduces chronic pain, and assist in losing weight.

Tomato chutney 

Tomato chutney

Cuisine: Indian/South

Category: Side dish

Serves: 3

Preparation time: 20min

Cook time: 10-12min

Ingredients:

2no’s red chili

3-4 garlic pods

1 large onion

2 medium sized tomatoes

2½ tbsp grated coconut(optional)

½ tbsp oil

Salt as needed

To temper:

1 tbsp sesame oil

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp jeera/cumin seeds

1 tsp urad dal

1 tsp channa dal

1 spring curry leaves

To make tomato chutney:

1.Heat oil in a pan and add garlic and red chilies. Saute well till garlic turns slightly brown.

2.Add chopped onions and fry till it changes color(no need to fry till it turns brown).

3.Put in chopped tomatoes and  cook till they are soft and its juice start to thicken.

4.Switch off, sprinkle coconut and toss well.

5.Grind the mixture without water first. Now add a little water and grind to a smooth pourable consistency.

6.Temper when serving. How…? heat sesame oil and add mustard seeds. Once mustard seeds splutter add other ingredients and fry till golden brown.Switch off. Pour over the chutney.

Notes:

Choosing red soft tomatoes to make chutney will give nice red colour and taste.To increase shelf life at least for a day you can avoid coconut and after grinding the chutney again cook it in a wok with a tbsp of oil till the oil separates from the chutney.