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
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.
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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.
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Tangy, spicy , mouthwatering chutney!!! Has a nice rich color & is perfect with idlis, dosas..
Prathima Rao
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very vibrant chutney…looks yummm
Wow! the color tempts me a lot.. such a vibrant one!
Wow yummy chutney,am sure the taste will be delicious…btn idly luks very soft Radhika…Very tempting clicks.
What a lovely combo…looks so delicious!
A wonderful chutney and a delicious combo.
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Thanks for sharing this lovely recipe. I’ll give it a try soon.
Nice flavorful chutney, so yummy 🙂
Super flavourful chutney,i can have two more idlis with this yummy chutney..
Loved the color and will make this, making the same old coconut chutney becomes a bore and getting recipes for new ones is always good
super super delicious chutney. Awesome color. Love it.
I think that tiffin box has my name on it, Radhika 🙂 Love the chutney and idlis look super soft and yum!
lovely chutney..vibrant colour and yumm flavours.
Creamy and colourful chutney..Perfect with idli nd dosa..
Yumm!! Delicious chutney… Those idlies look soft and fluffy too. Perfect combo! 🙂
Oh Yumm,flavor-filled colourful Chutney Dear.Makes me drool…Luv it.
haven’t tried this combo so far…
looks gr8 radhika 🙂
Can imagine the flavor..tangy and flavorful chutney..
Very nice pics. Amazing looking chutney with ginger and tomato.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
spicy and yummy chutney…
These little side kicks makes any dish tastier.! Nice recipe radhika. Simple yet looks inviting
the idlis and the chutney look simply divine.
Love Ash.
i love this chutney with idli…super delicious
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Delicious n super tempting chutney..yummy!!
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Yummy Yummm… Those idlies are cuties…
i too love this ginger-tomato chutney…very nice recipe and thanks radhika for sharing…can’t wait to try..so tempting with the idlis 🙂
Love the full box. It is tempting here. Soft idlies with killing chutney. Absolutely YUMMM
Spicy and yummy.
wow…sounds absolutely tempting…excellent clicks
Very tempting looking chutney…Superb clicks…
Chutney looks spicy n tempting dear…lovely clicks bookmarked dear!!
This looks extremely awesome and would love to have it.
I make ginger chutney the same way but have never sneaked tomato into the chutney…shall try once and I loved ur photos a lot 🙂
The chutney looks delicious. The best part is that it is has no onion and garlic, sattvic chutney!
My mouth is watering. I really love tomato chutney with idli 🙂
look nice!
Wow delicious. Wish I can grab the chutney off the screen.
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Tangy flavourful chutney.
nice colour and ginger and tomato is a nice combi!
Just look at the platter..Idli with ginger chutney…mmm..delicious ..Slurp
Can I have it with some idlis please?
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!
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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 !!!
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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Loved it… its an add on to my cook book…