Green tomato chutney
Andhra style raw tomato chutney recipe
Servings: 1 big cup
Ingredients
- 5 small green tomatoes | raw tomato
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp peanuts
- 7 red chilis
- 2 green chilis
- 1 small piece of tamarind
- ½ tbsp sesame seeds white or black
- Handful of coriander leaves
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 4 garlic cloves
- Salt as needed
To temper
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tbsp chana dal
- 1 tbsp urad dal
- Few curry leaves
Instructions
- In a pan add 1 tbsp of oil and add the peanuts, sesame seeds, red chili, green chili and garlic.
- Saute for 2-3 minutes in medium flame.
- Add the coriander leaves, cumin seeds and tamarind.
- Saute till the peanuts are cooked well.
- Add little salt.
- Transfer this to a mixie jar.
- Now add 2 tsp of oil to the pan and add the chopped green tomatoes.
- Add little salt to this.
- Cook for few minutes till the tomato shrinks.
- Add tamarind to this and cook for a minute.
- Let this cool completely.
- Pulse the peanut mixture first.
- Now add the tomatoes and grind this into a slightly coarse paste.
- Transfer this to a bowl.
- Add ¾ tbsp tbsp oil in a pan.
- Add mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, and curry leaves to this.
- Once the mustard splutters and the dal turns golden brown, switch off the flame.
- Top this on the chutney.
- Enjoy with hot rice and papad.
- Raw tomato chutney pairs well with idli, dosa and chapati too.
Notes
1. Adjust the chilis as per your taste. Mine was a little spicy as we love that way.
2. You can saute 1 onion along with the peanuts.
3. Raw tomato chutney | green tomato chutney can be stored for 3-4 days in the refrigerator.
