Tomato Chili Achaar

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Tomato Chili Achaar is a spicy tangy pickle of ripe red tomatoes with green chilies! Who ever likes spicy achaar will love this. This achaar's shelf life of six months.

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Tomato Chili Achaar recipe - How to make Tomato Chili Achaar

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Pickles / Achar

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cooking Time: 60 mins Total Time: 901 hours 30 minutes 2Makes 2 jars
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Ingredients

2 kgs ripe red tomatoes , chopped
200 gms green chillies , of any variety
125 gms ginger (adrak) paste
125 gms garlic (lehsun) paste
100 gms chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
125 gms of salt
125 gms mustard (rai / sarson) powder
750 ml red vinegar
500 ml mustard (rai / sarson) oil
1 tbsp fenugreek (methi) seeds
1/2 tsp asafoetida (hing)
50 gms of curry leaves (kadi patta)

Method

Combine the ginger paste, garlic paste, chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt, mustard powder and half the vinegar and keep aside for 10 minutes.
Remove the stems from the chilies and cut them in two or three pieces depending on the length of the chillies.
Heat the oil in large pan, add the fenugreek seeds and asafoetida.
After 1 minute add the masala kept aside and stir continuously for 5 minutes.
Add the balance half of the vinegar and stir for 1 minute.
Add the green chilies and the curry leaves and keep stirring for 5 minutes.
Add the tomatoes and stir for 5 minutes.
Let this simmer for 45 to 50 minutes stirring occasionally.
The pickle is ready and can be served as soon as it is cooled.