Saturday, April 30, 2011

Tangy Instant Tomato Pickle



The market is flooded with tomatoes and inflation is down for tomatoes. So my MIL decided to take advantage of this situation to prepare tomato pickle.

This tomato pickle is simmered in sesame oil,tamarind and some spices and flavored with mustard and fenugreek. It will make your taste buds tingle with joy as you will experience the sweet,sour,salty and spicy flavors in the pickle.

Ingredients
  • 1.5 kg tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup salt
  • 1/2 cup red chilli powder
  • big lemon size tamarind
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 2 tbsp + 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp fenugreek seeds
  • 1/2 cup til oil (sesame oil)
  • 1/4 tsp hing


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Method

Dry roast 2 tbsp mustard seeds and 1 tsp fenugreek seeds, once a nice aroma comes switch the flame and let it cool and make a fine powder and keep aside.

Wash the tomatoes and pat dry, then cut them into little 1 inch chunks.

Take a big pan and heat the oil then add 1/2 tsp mustard seeds once it splutter add hing make the flame to medium, now add tomato chunks, turmeric powder, tamarind , salt and mix nicely

Let it cook and stir occasionally till all ingredients blend nicely and tomatoes become a soft lump and oil will saturate on the sides. It will take about 1/2 hour .

Note : This should all be done on medium flame and stired occasionally as much as possible otherwise it will get burnt

After switching off the flame , let it cool .Once it cools completely add the mustard fenugreek powder, chilli powder and mix nicely and shift it to a dry jar.

And you keep this for 20 days to 1 month and if you refridgerate it will last for 3 months.

Enjoy with your rice, rotis, dosa ....

52 comments:

chef and her kitchen said...

Tangy tomato pickle looks yumm..I like this wid rice..:)

Satrupa said...

Hi Satya,
How are you doing gurl ?Haven't seen you around for a while. Hope you are having a gr8 time with your MIL.
The tomato pickle looks delicious !!

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Totato pickle looks bright, spicy and tangy...

Unknown said...

Looks super yummy

Treat and Trick said...

Looks spicy and yummy!

Unknown said...

Hey Satya,

That looks yummmm....:)

Dr.Sameena@

http://www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com/

Nandita SS said...

The pickle looks delicious and mouth watering Satya!! I bet it would go great with rice ;)

jayasree said...

Mouthwatering pickle...Love this anythime

Arti said...

Looks really yum and its instant too... We also make it but its not this tangy, am taking many things from here which I will be adding the next time I am making it!

Kurinji said...

Tangy tomato pickle....Kurinjikathambam, Event : HRH-Healthy Summer

Lakshmi ...Rasoi ki Malkin..northern and southern spices said...

Bright coloured tomato pickle,looks lovely,ideal with rice and chhappathis.

chitra said...

Nice one. I think this will be a good combination with idly , dosa and rice too.

sonu said...

looks beautiful..luv this tanginess..awesome colour as well !

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Hi Satya

Tomato pickle looks so tangy and mouthwatering. Wonderful preparation.

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

harini-jaya said...

Mouthwatering pickle! We make it a little different by adding more mustard ..and we love it any way it is prepared!!

Archana said...

Hi Satya,
Long time no see. Pickle looks very tasty.

Priya Suresh said...

Fingerlicking pickle, truly tempting and irresistible..

Vidhya said...

Super tongue tickling pickle

Sobha Shyam said...

The tangy pickle looks great...very tempting !!

Nandinis food said...

Suitable with curd rice...Nice red colour and yummy!

Unknown said...

Tangy and tasty pickle..Love it!

Shobha said...

Lovely red colour...looks yum!

Binys Recipes said...

i love dat...one look at it says it all...love the colour and the visually seen texture......

Prathima Rao said...

Delicious & looks irresistible!!! Loive the rich color :)
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner

Smita P said...

looks really yummy... Love to have it with paratha :)

Meera said...

Oops, Satya, reading it at 10.30 at night is not a sensible thing to do I realise. My tongue is dying to taste this paste and I have no way of doing it right away.

My mom makes a thakkali tokku too...Don't know if this is the recipe. But I eat it on the sly with dosa, roti, mixed with rice and for curd rice. I believe in tasting what others make :) (he he...I am sure by now u know I hardly run into the kitchen to try out dishes. Only wonder who is going to make it give me ;))

The way to this woman's heart is the stomach too.

Vikis Kitchen said...

Love thakkali pickle with chapathi...picture makes me drool:)

Suja Manoj said...

How r u doing dear? spicy and tangy,makes me drool.

Torviewtoronto said...

chutney looks delicious i like tomato chutney

aipi said...

The color n texture is soooo appetizing- YUM :)
US Masala

Rani acharyulu said...

Nice mouth watering tomato pickle.It looks delicious.Thanks for your lovely words in my space.

Rani acharyulu said...

Nice mouth watering tomato pickle.It looks delicious.Thanks for your lovely words in my space.

Jayanthy Kumaran said...

wow...awesome recipe ...sounds delicious satya..:)
Tasty Appetite

Suman Singh said...

Mouth-watering tomato pickle..sounds like a easy and delicious recipe to try..thanks for sharing..have a nice day!

Unknown said...

Absolutely love this version :)

Nisha said...

Perfect Achar

Eat Hearty said...

Satya.....its looks so delicious and mouth watering....I'm gonna try this soon...

Ankita
http://eat-hearty.blogspot.com/

swapna said...

Love the color of pickle.....yummy!!

Lorraine said...

Beautiful and flavorful-looking dish:)

Madhu said...

mouth watering dear!

Malar Gandhi said...

Looks awesome, perfect match for idlies n dosas

Sushma Mallya said...

This sounds really good love the vibrant colour satya:)

kitchen flavours said...

This looks so delicious! Bookmarking this. Thanks for sharing!

Vardhini said...

Love tomato pickle .. looks so delicious.

Vardhini
VardhinisKitchen

Indrani said...

Tomato pickle looks so mouth-watering..There are some awards waiting for you..PL. collect

Latha said...

Lovely color and looks fantastic!

Vegetarian Zest said...

Interestingly i was looking for this recipe on the web but never found it. My neighbour from Andhra use to make it. After she left our neighbourhood, I was craving for it. Have to make it asap.

Unknown said...

my mouth is watering Satya! YUMMY o-YUMMY!

Anonymous said...

Happy Blogiversary!

? said...

Missed so many posts over the summer; this looks absolutely tempting! Bookmarked.

Ordering Food Online said...

when see this tomato pickle my tongue eager to taste this yammy :)

Unknown said...

hey satya
hw r u? yesterday had wrd wid u on call . i got dis recipe of tomato chutney tnx a lot dear. will definitely try it.

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