Raw tomato/ green tomato chutney:
Tomatoes are packed with vitamins and antioxidants.There are many ways and so many recipes to incorporate tomatoes in daily cooking. It can be used in rasam/ saaru, Chutney,dals etc...The recipe list goes on.
In this particular recipe I am using green tomatoes. Green tomato is used to prepare tomato pappu/tavve/dal and Chutney.
here's the recipe for green tomato chutney.
Ingredients:
Green tomatoes- about 1/2 kg
sesame seeds-1/2 tsp
fenugreek /Methi seeds- 1/4th tsp
Jeera -1/4 th tsp
Green chillies-3 nos slit
Turmeric pwd- 1/8th tsp
hing - a pinch
jaggery- 1 tsp
tamarind-1tsp ( I have not used) use only if tomatoes are not sour.
Oil- 1 tsp
Salt- to taste
For Seasoning :
Oil- 1 tsp
Musturd seeds- 1/4 tsp
Urad dal- 1/2 tsp
garlic- 4 cloves chopped finely
Curry leaves- 1 spring
procedure:
Heat a wok and dry roast sesame seeds and fenugreek seeds separately , powder them and keep it aside. In the same wok heat a tsp of oil add hing ,jeera and turmeric pwd . Once jeera splutters add green chillies , saute and then add chopped green tomatoes . Cover and cook until the tomatos turn mushy. Once the tomatoes are cooked add salt, jaggery and tamarind paste if using. Let it cool. Take the cooked tomato mixture along with the ground pwd and grind it into a smooth paste.
For the seasoning heat a wok add a tsp of oil add musturd ,once it splutters add urad dal,curry leaves and finely chopped garlic.let the urad dal and garlic turn golden brown. add this seasoning to the Chutney and serve it with steaming hot rice topped with ghee.It can also be served as side dish with idli, dosa and chapathi.
note :
Green tomatoes can be replaced with red ones . It tastes different but equally good.
Tomatoes are packed with vitamins and antioxidants.There are many ways and so many recipes to incorporate tomatoes in daily cooking. It can be used in rasam/ saaru, Chutney,dals etc...The recipe list goes on.
In this particular recipe I am using green tomatoes. Green tomato is used to prepare tomato pappu/tavve/dal and Chutney.
here's the recipe for green tomato chutney.
Ingredients:
Green tomatoes- about 1/2 kg
sesame seeds-1/2 tsp
fenugreek /Methi seeds- 1/4th tsp
Jeera -1/4 th tsp
Green chillies-3 nos slit
Turmeric pwd- 1/8th tsp
hing - a pinch
jaggery- 1 tsp
tamarind-1tsp ( I have not used) use only if tomatoes are not sour.
Oil- 1 tsp
Salt- to taste
For Seasoning :
Oil- 1 tsp
Musturd seeds- 1/4 tsp
Urad dal- 1/2 tsp
garlic- 4 cloves chopped finely
Curry leaves- 1 spring
procedure:
Heat a wok and dry roast sesame seeds and fenugreek seeds separately , powder them and keep it aside. In the same wok heat a tsp of oil add hing ,jeera and turmeric pwd . Once jeera splutters add green chillies , saute and then add chopped green tomatoes . Cover and cook until the tomatos turn mushy. Once the tomatoes are cooked add salt, jaggery and tamarind paste if using. Let it cool. Take the cooked tomato mixture along with the ground pwd and grind it into a smooth paste.
For the seasoning heat a wok add a tsp of oil add musturd ,once it splutters add urad dal,curry leaves and finely chopped garlic.let the urad dal and garlic turn golden brown. add this seasoning to the Chutney and serve it with steaming hot rice topped with ghee.It can also be served as side dish with idli, dosa and chapathi.
note :
Green tomatoes can be replaced with red ones . It tastes different but equally good.
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