Tomato chutney – a simple and quick chutney with tomatoes and a few spices. It goes well with dosas, idlis, chappatis and even curd rice.
It is one of the easiest chutney recipes and can be prepared very quickly.
It does not require any grinding
Tomatoes are known to contain lycopene which is an antioxidant and this is one of the health benefits of eating tomatoes.
Tomato Chutney (Thakkali Chutney/ Tamatar Chutney) Recipe
Tomato Chutney recipe
Category:Side Dish
Cuisine:South Indian
Author:Jiya Jesh
Yield:3
Prep Time:5 mins
Cook Time:15 mins
Total Time:20 mins
A delicious tangy chutney using tomatoes.
Ingredients
- 1 large onion
- 3 tomatoes
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
- 2 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp urad dal
- A few curry leaves
- A pinch of asafoetida (hing)
- 1 tbsp oil
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Chop the onions and tomatoes finely.
- In a pan, heat oil. Add the mustard seeds and when they splutter, add the hing, urad dal and curry leaves.
- When the dal becomes brown, add the chopped onions.
- Fry the onions till they become translucent.
- Then add the chopped tomatoes along with salt, turmeric powder and red chilli powder.
- Fry the tomatoes until they become mashed and the raw smell goes away. Add a little water while frying.
- Once the tomatoes get done, remove from heat. Tomato chutney is ready to be served.
Neellavathi Subramaniam says
Tried bread upma. Excellent. Going to try Oasts upma.
admin says
Thanks for your feedback, Neellavathi. Glad you liked it 🙂