Tasty Tomato Chatni

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An easy step by step instruction to prepare the tasty tomato chutney with chopped tomatoes, garlic, chillies and spices. A spicy and tangy accompaniment to any meal or starter, tasty tomato chutney can be kept in the fridge and used as desired.

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Tasty Tomato Chatni recipe - How to make Tasty Tomato Chatni

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different kinds of Indian chutney

Preparation Time: 10mins Cooking Time: 20 Total Time: 30 mins 6
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Ingredients

for chatni:
4 medium sized tomatoes
100 gms red chillies
4 green chillies
1 tbsp chana dal (split Bengal gram)
1 tbsp urad dal (split black lentils)
1/2 tbsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1/4 tbsp fennel seeds (saunf)
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
salt to taste
a pinch of turmeric powder (haldi)
1 1/2 cups oil for frying

for garnishing:
chopped coriander (dhania) leaves

Method

Heat 1 small cup oil in a kadhai.
Add tomatoes(whole).cover the kadhai & allow to fry stiring once or twice.
Remove & keep it aside to cool.
Add the remaining oil to the same kadhai,fry red chillies with occational string.
Remove chillies separate & addmustard seeds,bengal gram,udad dal methi & hing in the said order& fry.
Add green chillies after tuning gas off & stir well & allow to cool.add salt & haldi
Grind the fried spices & then add the fried tomatoes(peeling optional)& grind.
Remove it in a sreving vessel & garnish with coriander