Ingredients non vegetarian 4 servings

• 5 big sized tomatoes
• 8 - 10 sambar onions (small onions usually used for sambar)
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/4 tsp chana dal
• 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp black pepper seeds
• few curry leaves
• 2 - 3 tsp of white vinegar
• 2 tsp cooking oil
  

Directions

1. Peel the onions and cut into pieces.
2. Cut the tomatoes into big pieces.Remove its seeds while cutting it.
3. In a cooking vessel , add chopped tomatoes , onions , turmeric powder , chilli powder , salt and enough water and boil it for around 5 to 10 minutes. Don't keep it watery. The water should have got absorbed fully.
4. Let it cool.
5. Now grind it coarsely (neither too coarse nor too fine).
6. In a kadai, add oil. When its heated, add mustard seeds. allow it to crackle. Now add cumin seeds , chana dal , curry leaves, black pepper seeds.fry for a minute.
7. Add the ground tomato paste.
8. Stir well.cook for few minutes.
9. At the end, add vinegar and cook for 2 minutes.
10. Serve with idli / dosa or chapati.

Comments

jean chaurasia

This is great and just what I was looking for. Thanks

hfshama

thanks christy.

christy gerald

Hi hfshama!,adding pepper corns and vinegar twist this tomato chutney to a better taste really.