Tomato - Onion chutney - Grandmothers recipe

I made this yesterday and it was great success. Thought I would share it with you all. It is quick and eay to make and can be stored for upto a week easily in the fridge. taste great w/ bread, roti or even mixed w/ rice with a bit of ghee. So here goes


What you will need
Big onions - 5-6
Ripe red tomatoes - 3
Ginger - 2 inch piece grated finely
Red chillies - 6 (depending on how spicy you want it)
Dhaniya seeds
a little bit of channa dal
Jeera
A spoon of tamarind paste
Mustard seeds for tempering
Oil

What you do with it

Heat the oil in a kadai
Add channa dal, dhaniya seeds and jeera. Once it starts sputtering, add the onions. The onions can be cut in big pieces since they will be ground later on.
Once the onions turn golden brown, add the cut tomatoes and ginger. The juicier and riper the tomatoes, the better the chutney will taste.
Once the tomato starts to lose it shape, add the tamarind, salt to taste and cover and cook. Add oil as necessary.
Cook this way until the tomatoes lose their shape and is a fine paste thickeing slightly. Turn off the stove.

Let it cool a bit and then grind to a paste. I like to leave it with a little texture.

Now heat oil again and add the mustard seeds. Once they sputter, add this onion- tomato paste and fry until the oil separates.

Total preparation time - 5 mins
Total cooking time - 20 mins
Complexity - simple
Can be stored? - yes

I always have this chutney stored in the fridge! Let me know how you like it