Now that summer has started, I am on a vathal, pickle making spree. This sun-dried tomato pickle tastes great and will leave your taste buds asking for more. It can be used as a spread for bread, side dish for chapati, paratha, dosa, idly, adai, upma, curd rice, all stuffed parathas and can also be used as a dip. It can be had, mixed with plain hot rice topped with a tsp of ghee or sesame seed oil. All you need is papads or chips to go along with it. It stays fresh for a month in the refrigerator if handled properly. This versatile tomato pickle comes handy when we are pressed for time. Use ripe and fresh Bangalore tomatoes for making this pickle.It is advisable to use fresh ingredients for making pickles as it not only tastes good but also stays fresh for a longer period. Today let us learn how to make Sun Dried Tomato Pickle following this easy recipe.
Fenugreek Powder – Dry roast fenugreek seeds in a pan and powder it. Keep it aside.
Wash and wipe tomatoes dry.
Cut it into 8 pieces, add turmeric powder, salt, tamarind and leave it overnight.
Take the tomato pieces separately with a slotted ladle and dry the tomato pieces and the tamarind separately in the sun for 6-7 hours.
After that, grind the sun dried tomatoes and the tamarind together in a blender without adding water. Keep it aside.
Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds, asafoetida, crushed garlic (if you are adding), when mustard splutters, add the ground sun dried tomatoes + tamarind paste.
Saute for a few seconds, add chilli powder and fry on medium flame until oil separates.
After it cools, store it in a sterilized glass bottle and refrigerate it.
How to make Tomato Pickle
Tomato Pickle
Prep Time : 10 mins
Cook Time : 20 mins
Yields: 1 Cup
Recipe Category: Pickle
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Yields: 1 Cup
Recipe Category: Pickle
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Ingredients needed
Tomatoes – 1/2 kg /500 grams
Crystal salt – 15 grams
Turmeric Powder – a pinch
Chilli Powder – 4-4 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek Powder -1/2 tsp
Tamarind – 15 grams
Crushed garlic -1-2 cloves (optional)
For the seasoning
Mustard -1 tsp
Hing/Asafoetida -1/2 tsp
Sesame seed oil -1/3 cup
Preparation
Fenugreek Powder – Dry roast fenugreek seeds in a pan and powder it. Keep it aside.
Wash and wipe tomatoes dry.
Cut it into 8 pieces, add turmeric powder, salt, tamarind and leave it overnight.
Next day
Take the tomato pieces separately with a slotted ladle and dry the tomato pieces and the tamarind separately in the sun for 6-7 hours.
After that, grind the sun dried tomatoes and the tamarind together in a blender without adding water. Keep it aside.
Method
Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds, asafoetida, crushed garlic (if you are adding), when mustard splutters, add the ground sun dried tomatoes + tamarind paste.
Saute for a few seconds, add chilli powder and fry on medium flame until oil separates.
Add fenugreek powder, mix well and switch off the flame.
After it cools, store it in a sterilized glass bottle and refrigerate it.
Points to be noted
I strongly advise you to use sesame seed oil/gingelly oil for all pickles in general.
Adjust salt and chilli powder to suit your taste. Use of crystal salt is advisable.
In case the weather turns you down and you could not dry the tomatoes well in the sun, then don’t worry- follow the rest of the procedure without drying the tomatoes, the pickle will taste good but will not be as tasty and delicious as the sun dried tomato pickle.
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yummy pickle..so nice
o my i loved the crabs u made from tomatoes — they look so sweet n nice recipe !
Slurp,mouthwatering pickle,those tomato crabs looks soo sweet..
yummy pickle dear,love the crab:)
slurrp..mouthwatering pickle…
Wow! make me drool,yummy pickle.
mouth watering pickle..looks so tempting n yummy…
Look mouth watering and good.
yummy and drooling pickle ..
Nice presentation 🙂
Yummy pickle looks tempting.Crab carving is so nice.
yummy pickle love it..
Yummy pickle and cute little crabies.
mouthwatering pickle
superb pickle..!!..looks delicious and an interesting recipe too !!
pickle looks so tempting. love it with curd rice, roti…
Sun dried tomato pickle looks dleicious. cute tomato crabs.
Yummy and delicious pickle…
yummy pickle…
Loved the crabs that u made out of tomato !!! very pretty !! pickle looks very inviting and delicious !!
very yummy and delicious …. pickle …i also make it the same way…..i add mustard powder … and fenugreek powder …lovely prsentation … the crabs are very cute
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tangy pickle..Love your crab presntation
Wow this type of tomato picke is new to me
wow…….Tempting Pickle…Should try out soon
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V tangy and nice pickle, loved those tomato crabs u have done it so beautifully!
Wow mouthwatering pickle. It looks like the crabs are ready to attack and eat the pickle..:)
Mouthwatering pickle!! I have an award waiting for u in my blog..Do collect it 😉
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Very yummy pickle and the carving looks so cute.
oh..my!!!I can see myself munching my dosa with this delicious tomato pickle.. I like those two cute crabs 🙂
bet the cute crabs can't wait sample the pickle just like me :))
Cute presentation, Padhu..Love this chutney with idli/dosa..
Mouthwatering pickle! Beautiful crabs:)
Hi Padma, thanks for the receipe. I tried this. However, my tomatoes and tamrind is too dry.. When i grind its a powder consistence not a paste
How is that possible? The tomatoes will have water content and it will ooze out more water after adding salt. Probably you have dried it too much. Next time, try to reduce your drying time and buy juicy ripe tomatoes.
Hi padhu..I tried this recipe with a small variation.. I had I added roasted soaf to it..its taste good..but the paste color is little blackish..how did u got the red color as in the picture.also my paste is too tight
You might have used old tamarind.
Which tamarind to use? The sweet one or the sour one? I used the sour one..freshly bought from the market..I made the paste along with entire dried tamarind, removing the seeds of tamarind
hi padhu,
tamarind paste or the dry one can i use….how long can i dry the tomatoes
Dry ones. You can dry for 1 or 2 days.
ok……will do….your recipes are really good…
Wat type of tomatoes to be used and also should just soak tamarind with tomatoes.pls reply padhu.hands off to your innovative tomato crab…..
Use Bangalore tomatoes which are juicy and ripe. Yes, you can soak the tamarind with the tomatoes. Thanks for liking the crab. If you cannot get Bangalore tomatoes, you can use regular ripe and juicy tomatoes.In that case, reduce the tamarind a little.
Hi Padhu,
Thanks for this recipe! One question I have is, do we grind the juice that is left in the pot where it soaked overnight, along with the sundried tamarind and tomato?
First take the tomatoes and grind it and then add the juice that is left over in the pot and grind it. Avoid using your hands as much as possible.
Thank you so much. First batch was a total winner, so onto the second batch!
I want to try it for d first time.For how many days the pickle will last.
It stays good for 20-25 days in the refrigerator. Do not use wet spoon. Avoid taking the whole bottle out from the fridge everyday. Take what you need that day in a small cup. If you follow all these, it easily stays good for 20-25 days.
Hello, I kept the tomatoes and tamarind soaked overnight…. And found a white layer on top of the batch… Is it okay to continue with the sun drying procedure… Or I should discard the batch ?