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Tomato chutney | Thakkali chutney recipe

Sangskitchen
Tomato chutney or thakkali chutney is a simple south Indian side dish for dosa, idly, pongal and adai. This is a very quick recipe made only with tomatoes. There is another version of tomato chutney adding onions which is again side dish for idly dosa items.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Breakfast, dinner, Side Dish
Cuisine South Indian
Servings 3
Calories 100 kcal

Ingredients
  

Ingredients:

    To saute and grind:

    • 5 ripe tomatoes
    • 5 red chillies
    • 1 tsp gram dal
    • 1 tsp urad dal
    • ½ tsp salt as required

    To season:

    • 4 tsp oil
    • ½ tsp mustard
    • ½ tsp jeera and cumin
    • Few curry leaves
    • 1 pinch hing optional

    Instructions
     

    Recipe:

    • In a pan, heat a tsp of oil, add gram dal and urad dal.
    • Saute them nicely to brown color, stir continuously.
    • Add chopped tomatoes and red chillies.
    • Cook them in the oil until they become soft and mushy.
    • Add the salt required for chutney, this helps in cooking tomatoes fast.
    • Switch off and let the mixture cool down.
    • Grind into a paste without adding water.
    • No need to grind roasted dal separately. Grind everything together.
    • Heat the same pan again with remaining two tbsp of oil for seasoning.
    • Add mustard and jeera seeds.
    • Wash and add few curry leaves.
    • Pour the ground tomato chutney mixer into the kadai.
    • Mix everything together with the seasoning, saute well.
    • Start cooking again by stirring continuously. You can see the chutney changing into deep red color.
    • Keep in medium flame, close with lid for five mins. Stir once or twice in between.
    • After few minutes, open lid, see the oil separates and floats on top.
    • Switch off and serve with dosas, idly, adai, uthappam or Pongal.

    Notes

    Tips/notes: 1) Don’t avoid cooking the tomato paste again. 2) Cook in gingelly oil to get extra taste. 3) Try to use fresh and fully ripe tomatoes.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 100kcal
    Keyword spicy tomato chutney, thakkali chutney, Tomato chutney, tomato chutni
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