Onion tomato chutney | How to make tomato onion chutney recipe
Onion tomato chutney is the spicy, tangy and sweet chutney made from onions, tomatoes, red chillies and some spices. It is one of the most basic condiment to accompany almost all south Indian breakfast recipes like Idli, Dosa, Medu Vada, etc. It is the most popular south Indian chutney recipes typically served in breakfast but can also be served as a side dish in lunch or dinner with basic steamed rice or ghee rice.
Every home has its own way of making the chutney recipe, and it turns out tasty in all ways. There are a variety of chutneys prepared with any vegetable that we use on a daily basis. Most of the south Indian families prefer chutneys made from seasonal vegetables. Few variations of chutneys are Tamarind chutney, Tomato chutney, Coriander chutney, Onion chutney, Raw mango chutney, etc. One such chutney recipe is Onion Tomato chutney main ingredient being the onion.
For making this chutney, the number of onions, tomatoes, red chillies and spices can be altered depending on your taste. To get the dark red colour of chutney, you can increase the number of red chillies. If you like spicy flavour, you can also add 1 or 2 green chillies. Onions are used to provide a mild sweet taste and aroma which balances the tangy taste of tomatoes. Also, it provides a semi-thick consistency and a creamy texture to the chutney.
Serving Onion Tomato chutney
Though, this chutney tastes yum as it is. But, finally tempering it with mustard seeds, red chillies and urad dal, gives an ultimate taste and takes it a level ahead and adds aroma too. You can completely skip the tempering if you are calorie conscious. But, tempering adds more flavours. I have served this chutney with instant rava appam. This combination of rava appam or paniyaram and onion tomato chutney serves as a nutritious and filling breakfast recipe.
In this recipe, I have included one secret ingredient which enhances the taste of this chutney and leaves you mouth-watering. The secret ingredient is Sambhar masala. Somehow, we are in love with the chutney from the time we have included sambhar masala. It gives a nice aroma and the essence of sambhar masala blends very well with the onion tomato mixture. Do try this recipe as it is mentioned and I bet you won’t regret this. Try this chutney recipe with the sambhar masala and let me know in the comments section below how it turned out.
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Onion tomato chutney
Materials
- 2 medium Onions Sliced
- 2 to 3 medium Red ripe tomatoes roughly chopped
- 2 Green chillies chopped
- 2 Dried red chillies
- 1 tsp Jeera/ Cumin seeds
- 1-inch Ginger grated
- 2 to 3 Garlic cloves roughly chopped
- ½ tsp Haldi/ Turmeric powder
- ½ tsp Sugar optional
- ½ tsp Saunf/ Fennel seeds optional
- 1 tbsp Sambhar masala secret ingredient
- 2 tsp Oil
For tempering:
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Rai/ Mustard seeds
- Pinch of Hing/ Asafoetida
- 1 Dried red chilli
Instructions
For making onion tomato chutney:
- Firstly, heat 2 tsp oil in a thick wide bottom kadhai and then add jeera and dried red chillies, saute well till it splutters and smells aromatic.
- Then, add sliced onions and chopped green chillies and saute till it turns golden brown in colour and translucent. You can skip green chillies if you don't prefer hot and spicy chutney.
- Once the onions are cooked, add in ginger and garlic and saute till the raw smell of garlic goes away.
- Then, add chopped tomatoes and saute till it turns soft and mushy.
- When the tomatoes are cooked, add haldi, salt, sugar, saunf/ fennel seeds and sambhar masala powder.
- Mix the spices with the onion tomato mixture and cover and cook for few minutes or till you see tomatoes leaving enough water.
- Cook for 1 more minute on medium-high flame and then off the gas/ flame.Let the mixture cool down completely to room temperature.
- Transfer the mixture into the blender and add 2 to 3 tbsp of water only if required and blend it into the smooth paste and transfer it to the serving bowl.
For tempering the chutney:
- Heat 2 tbsp oil in the tadka pan and add mustard seeds, red chilli powder and hing, allow it to splutter.
- Now, pour this tempering onto the chutney.
- Finally, serve the onion tomato chutney with idli, dosa or appam.
Step by step Instructions
For making onion tomato chutney:
- Firstly, heat 2 tsp oil in a thick wide bottom kadhai and then add jeera and dried red chillies, saute well till it splutters and smells aromatic.
- Then, add sliced onions and chopped green chillies and saute till it turns golden brown in colour and translucent. You can skip green chillies if you don’t prefer hot and spicy chutney.
- Once the onions are cooked, add in ginger and garlic and saute till the raw smell of garlic goes away.
- Then, add chopped tomatoes and saute till it turns soft and mushy.
- When the tomatoes are cooked, add haldi, salt, sugar, saunf/ fennel seeds and sambhar masala powder.
- Mix the spices with the onion tomato mixture and cover and cook for few minutes or till you see tomatoes leaving enough water.
- Cook for 1 more minute on medium-high flame and then off the gas/ flame. Let the mixture cool down completely to room temperature.
- Transfer the mixture into the blender and add 2 to 3 tbsp of water only if required and blend it into the smooth paste and transfer it to the serving bowl.
For tempering the chutney:
- Heat 2 tbsp oil in the tadka pan and add mustard seeds, red chilli powder and hing, allow it to splutter.
- Now, pour this tempering onto the chutney.
- Finally, serve the onion tomato chutney with idli, dosa or appam.
Important tips for making onion tomato chutney:
- To get the more creamy texture, you can add desiccated coconut. This will add to the thick consistency of chutney.
- You can also add tamarind pulp or tamarind water, depending on the tanginess of tomato and tangy taste you like.
- Addition of sambhar masala gives more flavour to the chutney.
- You can add urad dal and chana dal while frying onions or also while tempering. I forgot to use in this recipe.
Finally, I would like to share my other Chutney recipe from my blog. This includes Khajur imli ki chutney. Also, our breakfast page includes recipes like Rava Dhokla, Sabudana khichdi, Gnocchi pesto, Quinoa upma, etc. In addition to this, do visit my other recipes collection from my blog like Main course collection, Breakfast collection, Desserts collection.
