Tomato Chutney (Restaurant Style Recipe)

Name: Tomato Chutney (Restaurant Style Recipe)
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 17 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups (330 grams) tomatoes ((chopped from 3 medium tomatoes)); ¾ cup (110 grams) onions ((sliced/diced from 1 medium onion, red/yellow)); 3 to 4 (7 grams) large garlic cloves ((peeled)); ½ inch (5 grams) ginger ((peeled & sliced)); 1 sprig curry leaves ( (or sub with 10 mint leaves or 2 to 3 tender stalks of coriander leaves)); 1½ tablespoon (22 ml) oil; ½ tablespoon (6 grams) chana dal ((Bengal gram or 2 tbsp peanuts)); 1 tablespoon (12 grams) urad dal ((skinned black gram)); 6 to 8 (12 grams) dried red chilies ((read notes, I use Byadgi, or use ¾ to 1 tsp mild red chili powder)); ¾ teaspoon cumin seeds ( (jeera or sub with shahi jeera for a different flavor)); ¾ teaspoon sea salt ( (more to adjust)); ¼ teaspoon turmeric ((optional)); 1½ teaspoon oil; ⅓ teaspoon black mustard seeds; ¼ teaspoon urad dal ( (skinned black gram) (optional)); 1 to 2 dried red chili (break if you want); 1 sprig curry leaves ( (pat dry)); 1 pinch asafoetida ((hing, optional))

Instructions

Prep:8minCook:17min

This Onion Tomato Chutney is one of the most popular side dishes served in restaurants and South Indian homes. It goes well with most Indian breakfast meals like idli, dosa, vada, uttapam. It can also be served as a side in any Indian meal.

Updated at: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 02:41:05 GMT