Tomato chutney made with chillies is a perfect and tasty chutney to serve with idli or pongal. Simple chutney which takes literally 10 mins to make.
This is my favourite chutney. I make them quite often because they are so easy to make and taste so yum. When you make this, try to get a double batch of it, so that you can store this in fridge and use whenever you need.
My little one like this chutney a lot, so make this with less chilli powder and have it in fridge, she loves it with her dosa or idli.
About Tomato Chilli Chutney
Tomato chutney is one of the basic and popular chutney recipe. In the past tomatoes are either roasted in the coal till it is charred and then pounded with chillies and other stuff in a mortar and pestle. I have a fancier version of roasted tomato chutney
Now we don't have that much time on hand. So make chutney faster and easier. This is one such recipe in which you take all ingredients and puree in a blender. Then cook that in gingelly oil.
Gingelly oil in tomato chutney is really delicious since it adds a mild aroma to the chutney and it is one of the healthiest oil.
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How to Make Tomato Chilli Chutney
Basic ingredients like tomatoes, chilli powder, tamarind is needed. This chutney makes a great side dish for dosa or takes a clear name of chutney for dosa or idli.
- Grind together tomatoes, chillies along with tamarind, sugar, and salt.
- Cook that down in some oil.
- Tomato chilli chutney is made.
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📖 Recipe

Tomato Chilli Chutney Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 large Tomatoes chopped
- 2 tsp Chilli Powder
- Salt to taste
- ½ tsp Sugar
- a small piece Tamarind
- 3 tbsp Gingelly Oil | Sesame Oil
- ½ tsp Mustard Seeds
Instructions
- Take tomatoes, chilli powder, salt, sugar and tamarind in a mixer, puree smoothly.
- Heat oil in a kadai, add in mustard seeds and let them splatter.
- Now add in the puree and cook till oil separates.
- Now serve with idli or dosa.
- This chutney stays good for a week in fridge.
Video
Tomato Chilli Chutney Step by Step
1)Take tomatoes in a blender
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2)add in chilli powder
3)add in some salt
4)add in some sugar, this balances the tartness of the tomatoes
6)make this into a smooth puree
7)Now heat some gingelly oil in a kadai
8)add in some mustard seeds
9)let them splatter
10)add in the pureed tomatoes
11)keep cooking
12)cook till oil separates
13)enjoy..this chutney stays good for a week in fridge
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Anonymous
Nice pictures aarthi can u pl suggest a good food processor which does cutting for french fries also
Aarthi
@Anonymousi have a philips food processor.
Anonymous
Thank u aarthi nice chutney with no onions
Anonymous
What is gingelly oil?
lymo
What's gingelly oil?? Can we use sum other oil?? Pls suggest!! Thanks in advance
Anonymous
Can I use sunflower oil or coconut oil?
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can use any oil
Aarthi
@lymoyou can use any oil you like
Aarthi
@Anonymousit is indian sesame oil
lymo
Thank you so much fr replying!!
Anonymous
Aarthi I hve one doubt why r u adding sugar it give sweet tasty .....
Aarthi
@Anonymousit wont give sweet taste. it balances the tartness from the tomatoes
Anonymous
Hi Aarthy,
I tried this recipe today and it turned out splendid. My husband was reminded about the taste of our hometown restaurants. We live abroad and fortunately i got a chance to serve him his favorite thakkali chutney... Thank you so much.
Anonymous
Hi Aarthy,
I added just 2-3 pods of garlic for grinding and tried this chutney. It was really yummy and superb. I hope others can try this option also if they like to add garlic, which is good for health.
Anonymous
Can i use this dip with gwaramari bread?
Aarthi
Yes u can
SharuAnto
This is simply yummy recipe will try it soon and let u know the feedback ... thanks for u recipe sista:)
Asmath
This chutney was so so yummy...We live abroad and my hubby took me to an Indian restaurant yesterday and asked me to try their tomato chutney which is his most favourite.I did try and it was yummy. And then he asked me to make a chutney similar to it at home. I obviously couldn't figure out their ingredients. Later I just found the picture of the chutney in this page to be similar to the one I had at that restaurant. So I just tried this chutney today and it came out really well. And the best part is that my hubby said he liked this chutney much more than the one he usually has in that restaurant. Very happy. Thank you 🙂