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Tomato pepper chutney
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Tomato pepper chutney

Pepper flavoured tomato chutney, pairs well with Idli Dosa
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Condiment, Dinner
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: chutney recipes, Side dish for Idli dosa
Servings: 3
Author: Jeyashri suresh

Ingredients

  • 2 Tomato
  • 3 red chili
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 tbsp urad dal
  • 2 tsp black pepper
  • 3 tsp oil
  • A small piece tamarind
  • 2 tbsp coconut
  • 3 tsp sesame oil
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds
  • Few curry leaves
  • 2 small onions optional

Instructions

  • In a pan add 3 tsp oil and add the urad dal, red chili, black pepper, garlic cloves and tamarind.
  • Saute till the dal turns golden brown.
  • Take it out and keep it aside.
  • In the same pan add roughly chopped tomato,
  • Saute this till it becomes soft. Add salt to this and mix well.
  • Take out and cool. Transfer this to a mixie jar and add 2 tbsp of coconut.
  • Grind this into a smooth paste.
  • Transfer this to a bowl.
  • Temper mustard seeds and curry leaves in 2 tsp sesame oil.
  • Add this to the chutney.
  • You can finely chop 2 small onion and temper in 1 tsp of oil, till golden brown and add to the chutney.
  • This step is optional but it gives a nice texture and crunchiness to the chutney.
  • Alternatively you can temper with thalippu vadagam too.
  • Mix well.
  • Add water to adjust the consistency of the chutney.
  • Mix well and serve with idli, dosa, kuzhipaniyaram or with chapati too.

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Notes

1. You can replace urad dal with chana dal too.
2. Tomato pepper chutney tastes good with Ven Pongal too.