Pickles and pachadis are an integral part of Andhra cuisine. This tomato perugu pachadi is an Andhra style pachadi. It is basically seasoned yogurt with tomatoes.
It is a simple and quick recipe that can be made in minutes. If you have no other vegetables on hand, this tomato yogurt chutney is perfect to serve with rice or rotis.
For other Andhra recipes do check out
- gutti vankaya ulli karam – delicious onion stuffed brinjal curry
- cabbage pappu – easy and quick cabbage dal
- drumstick tomato curry – drumsticks in a tomato based gravy.
Lets move on to the recipe for easy tomato perugu pachadi.
Tomato Yogurt Chutney | Tomato Perugu Pachadi Recipe
Tomato Perugu Pachadi recipe
Category:Side Dish
Cuisine:Andhra, South Indian
Author:Jiya Jesh
Yield:3
Prep Time:10 mins
Cook Time:10 mins
Total Time:20 mins
An Andhra style seasoned yogurt with tomatoes.
Ingredients
- 1 cup yogurt ( curd / dahi )
- 1 onion, medium-sized
- 2 ripe red tomatoes, medium-sized
- 1 green chilli, slit lengthwise
- 1 inch piece ginger
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 dry red chillies
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp broken urad dal
- A pinch of asafoetida
- 2 tsp oil
- A sprig of curry leaves
- Coriander leaves for garnishing
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Chop onion, ginger and tomatoes finely.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds. When mustard seeds splutter, add dry red chillies, asafoetida and urad dal.
- Once the dal turns golden brown, add chopped onions, ginger, green chilli and curry leaves.
- Saute till onions turn translucent.
- Then add the chopped tomatoes along with salt and turmeric powder. Fry till the tomatoes turn soft.
- Remove from heat and keep it aside to cool.
- Meanwhile beat the yogurt till it is smooth.
- Add the prepared tomato mixture to the yogurt and mix well.
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve with rice or rotis.
Notes
- You can omit onion if needed.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 serving Calories: 109 calories Fat: 5.9 g Saturated fat: 2.1 g Unsaturated fat: 0 g Trans fat: 0 g Carbohydrates: 11.2 g Sugar: 7.7 g Sodium: 50 mg Fiber: 2 g Protein: 4 g Cholesterol: 11 mg
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