Tomato Pachadi / Tomato Chatni

Ingredients :

Tomatoes           - 3
Coriander Seeds  -  1/2tbsp
Urad dal              -  1 tbsp
Cumin Seeds       - 1/4 tbsp
Onion                  - 1
Green Chillies      - 1 or 2
Tamarind             - 3 small pieces
salt             - required


Seasoning-

Red Chilli - 1
Curry leaves - few
Cumin Seeds   -  1/2tbsp
Mustard Seeds - 1/2tbsp
Urad dal          - 1/2tbsp
oil                  -  1tbsp

Prepare Chatni now -
In a Pan, pour 1 tbsp of oil and let it get heated up. Fry Coriander Seeds, Urad dal and Cumin seeds together and keep them aside. Now fry Copped tomatoes and green chillies for 5 mins in low flame.
In a mixer, take fried Coriander Seeds, Cumin Seeds, Urad dal, Green Chill and Tamarind and little salt and grind it till soft.
Now to the mixture add fried tomatoes and grind it. Now Chop the onion into bigger pieces and add to the mixture and grind for 2 secs. Make sure that onion should be just grinded into smaller pieces. Onion should not be grinded totally(the taste differs). Take the grinded Chatni into a bowl.
Now, In a pan add oil and fry the seasoning ingredients & add this to the Chatni.

And now tasty tasty Tomato Chatni is ready to serve.

Tomato Vaadchina Pachadi

Here is a simple recipe, a mixture of flavours... This I had learnt it from my mother-in-law and I liked it and continued preparing it. Hope U too would like it!!

Ingredients -

oil          - 5-6tbsp
Tomato  -  3
Salt        - required
Tamarind Pulp     - 4tbsp
Red Chilli Powder - 1/2tbsp

Preparation -

In a pan, pour oil and heat it.
Fry tomato pieces in the oil for 10 mins in low flame.
Add Tamarind pulp, salt, chilli powder and fry it for 10 more mins in low flame, till the oil gets seperated.
Now, its ready to serve.... Chilli powder can be added as per ur spiciness.

This can be stored for 3-4 days.