Name: Coriander and tomato chutney
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 3 medium sized tomatoes (cut into medium sized pieces); 3 red Chilies; 1 tsp cumin seeds; Salt to taste; Tamarind (½ lemon sized); 3 green chillies; 3 bunches of coriander leaves; 1 Tbsp oil; For seasoning:; ½ tsp oil; ½ tsp mustard seeds; ½ tsp split black gram; 1 sprig curry leaves; A pinch of asafoetida

Coriander and tomato chutney

20 Jan 2019

by Deepthi (in memoriam)

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

25 minutes

Background

Coriander and tomato chutney is easy to make and healthy as well. This chutney makes a great side for idli or dosa. This also goes well with rice and ghee.

Ingredients

3 medium sized tomatoes (cut into medium sized pieces)
3 red Chilies
1 tsp cumin seeds
Salt to taste
Tamarind (½ lemon sized)
3 green chillies
3 bunches of coriander leaves
1 Tbsp oil
For seasoning:
½ tsp oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp split black gram
1 sprig curry leaves
A pinch of asafoetida

Instructions

Take a pan, add ½ Tbsp oil , red chillies, cumin seeds, coriander leaves and sauté until the leaves are soft. Keep aside.
In the same pan , add the remaining oil and add tomatoes , green chillies to it. Cook until soft and done.
Add the coriander and red chillies mixture , also tomatoes and green chillies mixture with tamarind to a mixer.
Ground the ingredients to coarse paste. Take it out in a vessel.
In the same pan, add all the ingredients for tempering. Saute until the mustard seeds sputter. Add the seasoning to chutney.
This chutney goes well with rice and ghee or idli or dosa.