Tomato Pickle
I got this special recipe for tomato pickle from my mother. She frequently makes it at home and it is very easy to do.
This pickle is a favourite of mine and it goes well with rice & ghee, idli or dosa.
Ingredients
Method
- Take a pan, heat oil and add tomatoes.
- Saute for a minute making sure is oil is coated well to all the peices.
- Cover and simmer for 10 minutes until the tomatoes have cooked completely turning soft.
- Add tamarind extract and mix well.
- Cover and simmer for 10 more minutes.
- The mixture should turn thick, sauté till oil is released from sides.
- Ground the fenugreek seeds and mustard seeds into powder. Set aside.
- Add methi-mustard powder, turmeric, chilli powder, salt and jaggery.
- Saute on low flame till the spices gets cooked well.
- In another pan, for tempering, add oil, mustard seeds, asafoetida, garlic cloves, red chilli and curry leaves.
- Saute for 2 min and pour tempering over tomato mixture and mix well.
- Serve tomato pickle along with rice, idli or dosa.