Tomato chutney
thakkali chutney/ tomato chutney that can be had as a side dish for idli, dosa, vada and paniyaram
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time25 minutes mins
Cuisine: Tamilnadu cuisine Keyword: chutney recipes, south indian chutney, street food south india
Calories: 379kcal
Author: Jinoo Jayakrishnan
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- 2 tbsp oil
- 1/2 cup small onions
- 5 nos red chillies
- 2 cups tomatoes - roughly chopped
- rock salt
- 1/4 + 1/4 cup water
- 1 tsp oil - for tempering
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp urad dal
- 1 sprig curry leaves
In a kadai, heat 2 tbsp oil and fry onions and red chillies until onions are brown.
when it turns brown, add chopped tomatoes, rock salt and mix well.
add 1/4 cup water. close and cook further for 5-10 minutes or until the tomatoes are soft.
open and mash it well while it cooks.
cool and grind it to a fine paste.
heat 1 tsp oil in the same pan and crackle mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves.
when it turns crisp, add the prepared chutney, 1/4 cup water and mix well.
close the kadai partially and cook further for 5 minutes until the desired consistency is reached.
put off the flame and serve hot with breakfast of your choice.