Diwali and Jyoti aunty's Tomato chutney

Happy Diwali everyone. May the year ahead be filled with light and joy. Hope you have a wonderful time cooking, eating and celebrating with your loved ones.

I went on a small cooking bender this weekend.

Chakli - made from a MTR mix
Ribbon Pakoda  - from Mitho Limdo
Badami Halwa - verbal recipe handed down by my aunt.

What have you all been cooking?

And then some Chimichuri and a LOT of tomato chutney.  One with green tomatoes

And one with red tomatoes













And here  is the recipe I followed for the red tomato chutney. This is from Jyoti Aunty, lovingly written into an email.

1kg  tomatoes ,chopped  ( works out to be about 9 or 10 Roma tomatoes or 3 Beefsteak when I weighed it out)

2-3 green chillies ,slit length wise

1/4-1/2 tsp roasted methi powder

1/2 tsp chilli powder

1/2 tsp turmeric,

pinch of hing

3-4 cloves of garlic crushed(optional)

1-2 tsps sugar 

Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan,add half tsp mustard, when it crackles,lower heat,add green chillies ,turmeric,hing ,methi powder ,chilli powder,chopped tomatoes (and garlic) and salt to taste. Cook until tomatoes get mushy and simmer until raw flavour disappears,and chutney thickens. Check taste,add a dash (1tbsp)of lime and 1-2 tsps of sugar. Chutney is ready. 

Love and best wishes to  the boys and you both.

Jyoti 

Ps. If you don't like  tomato skin, blanch in hot water and then chop them up. Also depending on the sweet- sourness of tomatoes, quantity of lemon juice and sugar has to be adjusted to your taste. As well as the spiciness. You may even have a better version of this chutney!