Tomato Peanut chutney, is another best accompaniment for idli and dosa. It is obviously made with tomatoes, peanuts and spices. Our day starts with a cup of coffee or tea, then will have sumptuous breakfast.
It can be served with idli, dosa or upma or sometimes pesarattu or pongal etc.,
Morning breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Make it more palatable and enjoyable. Of course it should be packed with protein too.
Each and every recipe is best suited with different varieties of chutneys, curries, sambar. Pongal with simple coconut chutney, Idli with sambar and chutney. Dosa with curry and chutney.
Every time we may not prepare in the same way as it served, so keeping one regular chutney available is the simple solution.
With a busy and hectic schedules we may not be able to make all the specified accompaniments, so tomato peanut chutney can be kept available to serve in the urgency. We need little modification in the daily chutney.
Tomato peanut chutney is a simple variant of the peanut chutney. Tangy tomatoes and roasted peanuts added with spicy chilis gives a intense taste to the chutney. We can always adjust spiciness according to our taste.
To balance the bland taste of Dosa, idli, accompany them with any spicy chutney li tomato peanut chutney. I prefer to serve it with uthappam too.
Key Ingredients for Tomato Peanut chutney:
- Peanuts: Roast them till they turn golden brown.
- Tomato: 2 to 4 of them brings a tangy taste to the chutney. Saute them till they turn mushy.
- Spices: Use both green and red chillis to get perfect spice to the chutney.
- Tadka: The most important role played by it to enhance the taste.
- Salt: A pivot ingredient, use it carefully, do not add too much.
Steps in making the chutney:
- Dry roast peanut and remove the skin.
- Saute tomatoes till they turn mushy.
- Heat oil and add mustard, urad dal, and red chillis(Tadka).
- Let the tadka splutter and urad dal turns little golden yellow.
- Add chillies, green and red together.
- Add tamarind also to get more tangy.
- And also it balances the spices too.
- Ina blender jar add all the ingredients and salt.
- Blend them into a smooth paste.
- Lastly add the tadka to the chutney and combine well.
- Enjoy tomato peanut chutney dosa, idli and uthappam.
Check the recipe card below to follow the instructions and prepare a nice spicy tomato peanut chutney. Serve it with dosa, idli.
Tomato Peanut Chutney | How to make Tomato Palli Chutney
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Peanuts
- 2 to 4 Tomatoes
- 4 to 6 Green Chillis
- 7 to 9 Red chillis
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1 tsp Urad Dal
- 1 tbsp Tamarind
Instructions
- Chop tomatoes.
- Heat pan, dry roast peanuts till the aroma comes out or they turn into brown color.
- Roast them in low to medium flame.
- Do not burn them, otherwise the chutney tastes a bitter.
- Once they are fried, keep them aside.
- Heat oil in the same pan, add mustard seeds and urad dal.
- Fry them till they splutter. Keep them aside.
- In the same kadai, heat oil, add red and green chillis.
- Sauté them for a while and switch off the flame. Keep it aside.
- Again heat little oil in the same pan, add chopped tomatoes.
- Cook till they become soft.
- In a blender jar add roasted peanuts, tomatoes, green and red chillis.
- Add salt and tamarind.
- Blend it to make smooth chutney while adding required amount of water.
- The chutney should be thick and porous.
- Temper it with the seasoning of mustard seeds and urad dal.
- Serve tomato peanut chutney with dosa or idli.