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.

40 Responses to “Tomato Chutney”

1. saba says:

   May 18, 2008 at 3:45 am

   Dear Manjula aunty

   I love your recipes and the way you show us how to cook.

   Thank you!

   Reply
2. vishu sowmya says:

   May 15, 2008 at 3:06 am

   Hi Manjula Aunty,
   I tried tomoto- chutney today. It is too good. Thanks for u r video and recipee.

   Reply
3. Manjula Jain says:

   May 13, 2008 at 2:32 am

   Deepika you do not have to use corn starch,

   Reply
4. deepika says:

   May 13, 2008 at 1:59 am

   hi Manju mam.
   ur recipes r very nice,explained very well. one doubt-in tomato chutney is it necessary to put corn flour? instead of corn flour can we put something else like rice flour?

   Reply
5. Manjula Jain says:

   May 8, 2008 at 8:37 am

   no tomato es dont need to be skinned

   Reply
6. Julie says:

   May 8, 2008 at 7:47 am

   Do the tomatoes need to be skinned, or do you just slice them?

   Reply
7. Manjula Jain says:

   May 2, 2008 at 4:42 pm

   Hello Glen just sliced the tomatoes dont need to seed.

   Reply
8. Glen4eva says:

   May 2, 2008 at 1:43 pm

   Hi Manjula,

   Thank you for all of your recipes. Are the tomatoes seeded then sliced, or do you use all of the tomato?

   Looks delicious!

   Reply
9. sumana says:

   April 23, 2008 at 7:02 pm

   hi
   manjula mam
   ur tomato chutney is awesome.
   thanks for ur video

   Reply
10. Divya says:

    April 3, 2008 at 9:13 am

    Hi Manjula Ji,
    Tomato chutney is my favorite…. it looked gr8 when u prepared & the way u explained is very easy, i can try it right now ……
    Thank u

    Reply