Tomato Chutney cum Pickle

Tomato chutney cum Pickle:

I learnt this recipe from my dear friend Meena. This is a chutney but tastes like a pickle. It is a south Indian recipe and quite hot & spicy. Tastes best mixed in rice and donot forget to add ghee!

Ingredients:

Tomatoes – ½ kg.

Oli – 1 small cup

Tamarind – 1 small cup

Chilli powder - 1 small cup

Salt – 4/5 ths. of a cup

Methi (fenugreek) powder – ½ tsp.

For garnishing – 2 tsps (together) of rayi (mustard), methi (fenugreek) seeds

Dry red chillies – 4 nos.

Preparation:

·         Chop tomatoes roughly.

·         Heat 2 tsp. of oil in a frying pan, and add chopped tomatoes.

·         After the tomatoes are cooked for 3 to 4 min, add dry tamarind flakes.

·         Cover the pan and pour water on the lid.

·         Cook until tomatoes and tamarind are done.

·         Take the pan off the stove and let it cool.

·         Mix chilli powder, methi powder, and salt.

·         Heat the remaining oil in a small pan; add rayi and methi seeds. When they start spluttering, add red chillies. Take the pan off the stove.

·         Pour the garnishing over the tomato mixture.

·         Tomato chutney is ready to eat after a day.