TOMATO-ONION CHUTNEY

A tangy, healthy cholesterol-free chutney that goes well with any South Indian / North Indian breakfast item - I got this recipe from my niece Shanthi.

Ingredients

1. Tomato (ripe) – 3 big
2. Pearl onion – 1 cup
3. Coriander leaves – 1/2  cup
4. Curry leaves – 1 tbsp
5. Tamarind – 1 small marble-sized
6. Sambar powder – 2 tsp.
7. Whole red chilli – 2
8. Oil – 2 tsp
9. Salt to taste
10. Asafetida – a pinch
11. Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
12. Whole red chilli – 1

Method –

1. Heat ¾ tbsp oil in a kadhai.
2. Add whole red chillies, peeled pearl onions and sauté till translucent.
3. Add diced tomatoes and fry for a minute.
4. Add curry leaves and coriander leaves and stir for another minute.
5. Add sambar powder, salt and tamarind.
6. Cool the stuff and grind it well in a mixer.
7. Heat ¼ tbsp oil in the same kadhai and add mustard seeds and whole red chilli pieces.
8. When they splutter, add the chutney in the kadhai and stir for 20 seconds and turn off the heat.
9. Serve with dosa / idli / paratha / puri …..

                                           

Tips

1. Use coriander powder (11/2 tsp) and red chilli powder (1/2 – 1 tsp), if sambar powder is not available at home.
2. Use regular onion if you don’t have pearl onions.

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