Tomato Chutney

Tomato Chutney

Ingredients:
4-5 medium finely chopped fully ripe-red tomatoes (1 cup ready-made tomato paste/puree can also be used)
3 tablespoons oil
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
2 whole red chillies broken
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
4-5 curry leaves roughly chopped
1/4 teaspoon asafoetida (hing)
1 inch ginger grated
1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder
1/2 teaspoon cilantro powder
1/3 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon lime or lemon juice from fresh lime or lemon
Salt to taste
1 tablespoon cilantro leaves

Preparation:
Heat oil in a pan.
Add mustard seeds and when mustard seeds crackles, add whole red chillies, asafoetida, and cumin seeds.
Add grated ginger and 1/4 cup water if necessary. Stir continuously for 2 minutes.
Add chopped tomatoes, curry leaves, turmeric powder, cilantro powder, black pepper powder, and salt. Cook on medium flame until the tomatoes are well cooked and chutney leaves oil.
Garnish with cilantro leaves.

Serve with steamed rice. You can also use this chutney as a spread on bread sandwich.