Tomato-Cilantro chutney/ Tomato-Kothimeera Pachadi/thokku

Ingredients:

          Tomatoes – 250gms

          Chopped Coriander – (1bunch)

 Red Chilies – (2)

Mustard Seeds – (½ tsp)

Cumin seeds/jeera (1/2 tsp)

Garlic cloves 4

Salt to Taste

Turmeric Powder - (1/4tsp)

Oil    (2tsp)

Sesame seeds paste/powder - (1tsp)

Curry leaves (2)

           Tamarind pulp (1tsp, optional)

Preparation method:

Wash and clean the tomatoes. Cut into 4 pieces and keep them in  a sauce pan, cook them until the  juice of tomatoes  has evaporated then keep it aside to cool off. 

Heat a pan and add oil to it. When the oil is hot add  mustard seeds, cumin seeds fry till they sputter.  Then add garlic cloves,  red chilies, curry leaves, turmeric powder, tamarind paste, sesame paste and  cilantro,  little bit stir fry it, then remove  it from the heat and  let it cool.

 Now grind the above  ingredients to prepare the chutney/pachhadi using  a mixer or a Mortar & Pestle.