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Ginger Tomato Chutney

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Ginger Tomato Chutney

I have an ardent fan of idlis at home. None other than my Hubby. Idli batter is something that is ever present in my fridge throughout the day of the year. He insists on having them both for breakfast and dinner.
He also orders the same no matter to which ever restaurant he visits. He loves the idlis of the famous Hotel Saravana Bhavan. Bread and oatmeal are a big no as an option for breakfast to him. In fact he has never had it till this day.

The job of making the same old idlis more interesting of course falls on my head. I simply cannot keep on making the same old chutneys which would only bore the kids. This chutney just happened by when I ran out of onions.
My kids  loved it so much that they spread this chutney onto the breads for their evening snacks and to the rotis during dinner. This has become a good option for me to feed the kids ginger which when I give them as plain ginger chutney they refuse.

Ginger Tomato Chutney

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You’ll need:

  • Tomato – 2
  • Ginger – 3 inch piece
  • Dry Whole red chillies – 6
  • Urad dal – 1 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
  • Salt – to taste
  • Oil – 1 tbsp


Method:

Heat 1/2 tbsp of oil in a kadai. Add urad dal and when it gets roasted add the dry red chillies and roast for a minute. Keep aside.

Add peeled ginger pieces and sauté till the ginger shrinks a bit and becomes soft. Keep aside.

Add the chopped tomatoes and sauté with a pinch of salt till it shrinks and becomes soft too. Let it cool. Grind everything together with salt using little water to a fine paste.

Heat the remaining oil in the same kadai. Add mustard seeds. When it splutters add the ground chutney to the tempering and cook for a minute and transfer to the serving bowl.

Serve with steaming soft idlis, crispy dosas or flaky rotis.


Notes:

  • You can opt out ginger and instead use garlic or use both.
  • You can also add little coconut if you want the chutney to be more thick.
This is off to Ammu’s Cooking without Onion and Garlic event.
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  43. says

    This is lovely! I love tomato chutney, will be bookmarking this to try. I made some idli on Diwali day and made some chicken curry to go with the idli. I absolutely love idli since my childhood days! Will be trying out your Ginger Tomato Chutney one of this days!
    BTW, I keep getting “Test Post” under your blog name at my side-bar’s Blog List. Unable to click direct to your blog. Wonder anyone else have this problem?

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  44. says

    Hi Radhika
    I tried this chutney yesterday and liked it so much…i didn’t coconut n followed exactly your recipe 3″ ginger 6 chilli everything was perfect, tangy ginger flavored chutney goes well with idly..yummy!! still the smell n taste lingering :) thanks dear for sharing !!!

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  45. Anonymous says

    I really appreciate your post and you explain each and every point very well.Thanks for sharing this information.And I’ll love to read your next post too.

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