I have made this chutney for so many times than i can imagine. It is one of my family’s all time favorite, even today morning i made this. Then i realised that i haven’t posted it yet in my blog. I made it took pictures months back, but it somehow stayed back in my drafts. Now i took it out and revealing it to you. If you try it once, i am sure you would keep on making it again and again.
Mean time check out my other chutney recipes..And tomorrows post is going to be a spicy chutney.
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 15 mins
Serves : 3 to 4
Ingredients:
Oil – 2 tblspn
Dry Red Chilli – 4 to 5
Garlic – 10 cloves
Tomatoes – 5 large chopped
Salt to taste
Sugar – 1 tsp
Tamarind Pulp – 1 tsp or 1 small piece tamarind
For Tempering:
Oil – 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds / Kaduku – 1 tsp
Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu – 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi – a pinch
Curry leaves – 1 sprig
Method:
Heat oil in a kadai. Fry dry red chilli till golden. Remove to a plate. In the same oil, fry garlic cloves tll golden and remove it to the same plate.
Now in the same oil add the tomatoes, tamarind and cook till it turn completely mushy. Add in salt and sugar and mix well.
Now take garlic, chilli, tomatoes in a blender and make into a smooth paste. Add water if needed.
Transfer this to a bowl.
Now make tempering. Heat oil in a kadai. Add in mustard and urad dal. Add asafoetida and let it sizzle for a 30 seconds. Now add in curry leaves and fry it for 30 sec.
Pour this over the chutney and mix well.
Serve this with idly or dosa.
VIDEO RECIPE:
VIDEO RECIPE IN TAMIL:
Pictorial:
Take all your ingredients |
Heat oil in a kadai |
Add in whole dry red chillies |
Fry till golden |
Remove to a plate |
Then add in garlic and fry them |
Once they turn golden |
remove them to a plate |
Add in chopped tomatoes |
Saute them for a while |
Cook till they turn mushy and cooked |
Add in salt and sugar |
Mix them around |
In a blender add in garlic and chillies |
Add in tomatoes |
Add a touch of tamarind |
Blend them up |
Transfer it to a bowl |
Now make tempering |
Pour it over the chutney |
Mix them up |
Serve |
The kara tomato chutney looks very inviting. Thnks for sharing this recipe…
Delicious and tasty looking chutney. Excellent preparation.
Deepa
Que buena pinta tiene este chutney calentito debe ser una gozada comerlo,abrazos.
hello aarthi….when did u add the tamarindin this recipe???
Super recipe!
@sujatha umeshI added tamarind when grinding
Tried this chutney today it was amazing!
Tried today.. Its awesome with vendiya idli…
Hi Aarthi…I tried dis recipe….but it was so tangy…how to fix tanginess???…. If I skipped tamarind paste it might be perfect… I think so…