Ingredients:
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Regular Tomatoes |
2 big |
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Sour Tomatoes |
2 big |
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Garlic |
5 – 6 cloves |
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Tamarind |
½ lime size |
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Curry leaves |
few |
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Turmeric |
little |
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Red chilli powder |
2 tsp heaped |
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Red chilli-coriander powder mix |
1 - ½ tsp |
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(Red chilli and coriander powder mix :: 100 : 150 gms) |
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Salt |
1 - ½ tsp |
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Homemade pickle powder |
1 tsp |
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Oil |
5 tbsp |
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Mustard |
½ tsp |
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Red chillies |
2 nos |
Ingredients for Homemade pickle powder
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Mustard |
4 tsp |
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Fenugreek |
1 tsp |
Roast mustard first till splutters and remove to a plate. Then roast fenugreek in low flame till it turns into light brown color. Then powder together. With same measurement can increase the quantity and stored in the fridge for longer period.
Method:
- Grind 2 tomatoes and tamarind into a smooth puree. Keep aside.
- Chop remaining tomatoes into thin slices and garlic into small bits. Break red chilli and discard the seeds.
- Heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard and allow to splutter. Add red chillies and fry for a second. Then add chopped tomatoes, garlic bits and curry leaves. Fry till soft and then add ground tomatoes and tamarind puree. Cook in high flame till semi thick stirring in between (cover with a lid to avoid spitting).
- Once it comes to semi thick, add turmeric powder, red chilli-coriander powder mix, red chilli powder and salt. Keep stirring till thick and oil shows up in the sides (cooking in low flame is better).In between check salt and if needed adjust with little more. Oil also can be added a little more if needed.
- Now add pickle powder and mix well. Immediately switch off the flame. Allow to cool completely. Transfer into a steel box. Tasty Tomato Pickle is ready.
- Can stay good for one day at room temperature and one week to ten days if kept in the fridge.
