Tomato Chutney

Chutneys are a boon to have on hand. If you do not have on hand, then they can be done in a jiffy.. They are the best accompaniments to Idli, dosa and completes a meal. There are lot of things you do with this tomato chutney – some I can think of are – accompany with idli, dosa, paniyarams, spread it on bread, roll it with chapathi.. So many more..  I made this to serve along with dhokla and the combination was awesome.

Ingredients
Tomato – 4 (chopped)
Onion – 1 (chopped)
Green Chili - 2
Red Chili Powder - 1 tea spoon
Salt - 1 tea spoon
Tamarind - small lemon size
Warm water - 3 table spoons
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tea spoon
Asafetida - 1/4 tea spoon
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tea spoon
Red Chili - 2
Oil - 2 tea spoons
Method
Soak the tamarind in warm water for 10 minutes and extract pulp and set aside
Heat a tea spoon and half of oil in a pan and sauté onions, green chili and tamarind paste for around 3 minutes.
Add tomatoes, turmeric powder, chili powder, asafetida and sauté for another 2 minutes. Remove from heat and allow it to cool
Grind the above mixture to a smooth paste and set aside
Heat 1/2 tea spoon oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds and once it crackles, add the red chili and pour it over the chutney and serve


Sending this to Pickles and Chutney Event, Dish name starts with T