Tomato Chutney

January 4th, 2007 filed under Chutneys / Pickles, Vegan

Perk up your meal with this savory chutney.

Serves 2 to 4.

Ingredients:

• 6 medium sliced tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon shredded ginger
• 4 green chilly sliced long ways

Pinch of asafetida (hing)

• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 teaspoon black mustard seed
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 2 to 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
• 2 tablespoons oil

Method:

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan. Test the heat by adding one cumin seed to the oil; if it cracks right away it is ready.
2. Add the asafetida, black mustard seed and cumin seed. After seeds are cracked add bay leaves, paprika, and turmeric.
3. Stir for a second and add sliced tomatoes and green chili.
4. Cover the pan after mixture comes to boil and let it cook for 6 to 7 minutes on low medium heat; tomatoes should be soft but still be in slices.
5. Mix the cornstarch with 2 teaspoons of water and add to the tomatoes corn starch is added to give thickness to gravy but this is optional.
6. Let chutney cook for another minute. Add sugar and cilantro, close the heat and cover for few minutes.
7. Adjust the salt, sugar and pepper to your taste.

Serving suggestion:

• This chutney is best served as a side dish with any kind of stuffed Paratha or over plain white rice.

Tips

• Add the sugar slowly as needed, depending on sourness of tomatoes.

35 Responses to “Tomato Chutney”

1. Mrs. Basha says:

   January 20, 2010 at 6:48 am

   i just made this chutney….its so so so yummy…..thank u soooo much…!! u really a great gift to those like me who are just married, new learners and didnt even know the ingreditens name till marriage….he he he..!!! thanks again..!! keep smiling..!!

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2. mummi says:

   October 17, 2009 at 5:31 pm

   hi ilove your chutney and i was wondering if you could make bengali somosas that would mean a lot thanx

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3. Hi says:

   September 26, 2009 at 5:52 am

   Hi,
   I have just made 5 batches of your samosa’s and doubled up your tamarind chutney recipe and I CAN NOT BELIEVE HOW FANTASTIC everything came out! I can not wait for this afternoon when 45 dinner guests arrive!

   Thank you kindly for your excellent recipes!

   Irene

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4. Sana says:

   August 10, 2009 at 1:57 am

   Kindly tell names of ingredients in urdu/hindi also.
   Thanks!

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5. Jennidy says:

   August 3, 2009 at 8:39 pm

   This tomato chutney recipe is really delicious!

   I changed it a bit – I used cherry tomatoes since my garden was overflowing with them, and used dehydrated red chillies instead of green ones since I was out. I also used just a couple of spoons of sugar since I already had some sweet tomato chutney in the fridge, and reduced the chutney a bit more since the cherry tomatoes were so watery.

   Thank you also for setting aside your recipes which are vegan. It is much appreciated!

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