Roasted Tomato Chutney

This chutney is one of our family favourite.  This is slightly different from the regular tomato chutney we make as a side dish for Idli / Dosa. Because in this process chutney is made with roasted tomatoes it gives a wonderful taste. Goes well with Idli , Dosa, Rice and Roti too. :) 

My MIL adds dates to this chutney. She says in Odisha , they make tomato chutney by adding dates and it is very popular there and is served in almost all weddings.  

 

4 tomatoes

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon red chilli powder

2 tablespoons oil

1 teaspoon bengal gram / channa dal

1/2 teaspoon black gram / urad dal

1/4 teaspoon jeera

1/4 teaspoon mustard

1 rind curry leaves

2 teaspoons oil

1. Wash and clean the tomatoes and with a kitchen towel remove water on them. There shouldn't be any moisture on tomatoes. Heat Oil in a pan, add tomatoes. Turn these every 5 minutes so that tomatoes are roasted from all sides. You can directly roast them on stove but juices come out and fall on the stove. So, I always roast them in a pan. Roast them till the skin of tomato starts coming out from all directions. Mash these tomatoes now and add salt and red chilli powder. Mix it well and cook for 10 mins.

2. Now in a small pan, heat oil, add bengal gram, urad dal, cumin seeds and mustard. When the dals turn light brown, add curry leaves and saute for a min. Add this to the chutney. 

3. Lick your fingers!!!!