Green Tomato Chutney or thakkali kai chutney is a very simple chutney prepared with raw, unripe tomatoes. It goes well as an accompaniment with idli, dosa and chapati. It tastes awesome with hot rice topped with a tsp of ghee. Let see how to make raw tomato or green tomato chutney following this easy recipe with step wise pictures and video.
If you are a fan of green tomatoes, then do check green tomato kootu recipe or thakkali kai kootu. If you love making chutneys with different vegetables, then you should check our list of delicious chutney varieties
Green Tomato Chutney is a simple dish prepared with raw tomatoes. It is easy to make and tastes delicious. It goes well with rice, idli, dosa and chapati.
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 2 tbsp Urad dal
- 3 Red Chillies
- 1 Green Chillies
- 1 Onion chopped
- 4 Green Tomato (medium size)
- Coriander leaves (fistful)
- 1/4 cup Roasted Peanuts
- Salt needed
- Curry leaves (a sprig)
- 1 tsp Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- Curry leaves (a sprig)
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Chop onions and tomatoes and keep it aside.
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Roast 1/4 cup of peanuts and keep it aside or use roasted peanuts.
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Heat 2 tbsp of oil, add 2 tbsp of urad dal, 3 red chillies and 1 green chilli.
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Saute until dal turns golden brown.
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Once dal turns golden brown, remove from pan.
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In the same pan, add chopped onions, curry leaves and saute until onions turns transparent.
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When onions turn transparent, add the chopped green tomatoes.
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Add salt needed and cook until tomatoes turn soft.
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Once the green tomatoes are well cooked, add a fistful of coriander leaves and turn off the heat. Saute in the heat of the pan. Leave it to cool.
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First dry grind the dal coarsely and keep it aside.
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Then blend the cooked tomatoes, roasted peanuts and the powdered dal together to a coarse paste adding little water.
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Our Green tomato chutney is ready.
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Heat a tsp of oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, turn off the heat, add curry leaves, saute for a few seconds and add to the chutney.
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Enjoy green tomato chutney with idli, dosa, chapati and rice.
Watch the video of Green Tomato Chutney
Preparations
Chop onions and green tomatoes and keep it aside.
Method
In the same pan, add chopped onions, curry leaves and saute until onions turns transparent.
When onions turn transparent, add the chopped green tomatoes. Cook until it turns soft.
Add salt needed and cook covered. Stir now and then.
Once the green tomatoes are well cooked, add a fistful of coriander leaves and turn off the heat.
Saute in the heat of the pan. Leave it to cool.
First dry grind the dal coarsely and keep it aside.
Now in a bigger mixie jar, add the cooked tomatoes, roasted peanuts, powdered dal and blend everything together, slightly coarse, adding a little water.
Our Green tomato chutney is ready. If needed, you can season it, though not required.
Enjoy green tomato chutney with idli, dosa, chapati and rice.
Dear Padhu
Thank you for this recipe.
Finding green tomatoes is difficult to find in my locality, but will try with red tomatoes. Hope this turns out to be good.
Yummy…