RESTAURANT STYLE TOMATO CHUTNEY, how to make a lip smacking restaurant style tomato chutney

 My daughter has been making this chutney since a long time, and she used to tell me "Mom, you have to try this!"...but I never did...and recently I tried, and then came to know, this great recipe is by my friend Raji of www.rakskitchen.net 

Thanks a lot Raji.

Nobody can stop eating this chutney and it goes well with rotis, idlis and dosas

Please check my dosa varieties

And here are my other chutney varieties

I served  with drumstickleaves dosa

Ingredients

Cooking oil - 4 tsps

Onions - 3, medium sized

Tomatoes - 6

Garlic pods - 12-14

Chilli powder - 1 - 11/2 tsp (can be increased or decreased according to your spice level)

Chopped coriander/cilantro leaves - a big handful

Sugar / jaggery - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

To season

Cooking oil - 2 tsps

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Recipe cuisine: Indian; Category: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

Prep time: 5 mts; Cooking time: 20-25 mts

Serves 3-4

Pan heated with oil, and onions and garlic added. sauteed.

Let the onions become translucent, then tomatoes added

1/2 tsp brown sugar added

and sauteed till it becomes mushy and well cooked and let to cool down

Ground to a smooth paste after it has totally cooled down

Pan heated again, 2 tsps oil added, mustard seeds seasoned

Ground tomato mixture added, coriander leaves, chilli powder and salt to taste added

11/2 cups water added

Closed with a lid, and let to simmer on slow flames for 10-15 minutes, till it becomes thick. Chilli powder also loses its raw smell by now

Served with drumstick leaves dosa....Both vie with each other in taste!!!

This post first appeared in www.malpatskitchen.com

Categories: Chutneys