Onion Tomato Jeera Chutney

 Onion tomato jeera chutney is a delicious chutney made with onion, ripe tomatoes, cumin seeds and green chillies goes well with dosa, idli and appam.. Onion Tomato Jeera Chutney recipe is given below with step by step photos. The following ingredients are needed to prepare Onion Tomato Jeera Chutney.

Ingredients:

Tomato.         -2 large
Onion.           -1 medium size
Green chilly. -3
Cumin seeds.-1/2 tsp
Cooking oil.  -2 tsp
Salt.               - to taste

For Seasoning:

Mustard seeds. -1tsp
Dry Red chilly.-1
Curry leaves.   -1sprig
Hing powder.  -1/2 tsp
Cooking oil.    -1tsp

Method:

1). Wash and chop tomatoes into small cubes. Peel and finely chop onion. Wash and chop green chilly into small round pieces. Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan and splutter cumin seeds (jeera) and saute well. Add chopped green chillies and saute well in oil. Add finely chopped onion and saute well till onion become translucent.Add chopped tomatoes and saute well till soft and switch off the flame.

2). Transfer the sauted onion, tomato green chilli cumin mixture on a plate to cool.

3). When cooled add the sauted onion tomato green chilli cumin mixture  and required salt in a mixer grinder and grind to a smooth paste without adding water. Transfer the ground onion tomato jeera chutney to a small bowl.

4). Heat 1tsp oil in a pan for seasoning and splutter mustard seeds. Add broken dry red chilly pieces and curry leaves into the pan and fry in oil for a second.Add a pinch of hing powder (asafoetida) and mix well Switch off the flame.

5). Pour the seasoning over the onion tomato jeera chutney in the bowl and mix well.

A very tasty Onion Tomato Jeera Chutney is ready to serve with dos and can serve with idli or appam .