Red Chili Tomato Chutney

Red Chili Tomato Chutney

Red Chili Tomato Chutney Recipe Usually idlis are eaten with the green coconut chutney and sambar combination. If you are bored with eating idlis with this same combination you can try this delicious red tomato chutney to go along with it or you can prepare this simple chutney recipe to replace the green chutney and the sambar altogether.
This is very simple to prepare in less amount of time as compared to the green coconut chutney and sambar put together.
                            
 
Ingredients:

        Tomatoes - 2 large chopped
        Onion - 1/2 medium sized
        Green Chilli - 4 nos
        Red Chilli powder - 1/4 tsp
        Cumin seeds(Jeera) - 1/2 tsp
        Garlic cloves - 3 nos
        Ginger - 1/4 inch piece
        Asafoetida (Hing) - 1 pinch
        Coriander or Cilantro - 1 tbsp finely chopped
        Oil - 1 tbsp
        Mustard - 1/4 tsp
        Dry Red Chilli - 2 nos
        Curry Leaves - 5-6 nos
        Salt to taste

Method:

1. Heat oil in a cooking vessel on medium heat. Add jeera, hing, tomato, onion, green    chilli and garlic cloves.
2. Saute for 10-15 minutes.
3. Then allow the mixture to cool down.
4. Add chopped coriander, ginger, chilli powder and salt.
5. Grind all these in a mixer or grinder to a semi-liquid (chutney) consistently. You can    add water during this process accordingly to get whatever consistency you desire.
6. For tadka, heat the oil in a pan. Add mustard and when it begins to crackle add red    chilli and curry leaves.
7. After a couple of minutes add the tadka to the chutney.

Now the Tomato Chutney is ready to be served with steaming hot idlis.