Tomato Ellu Pudi Chutney

Ingredients:

1 medium sized Raw Tomato

3-4 tsp Sesame powder/ Ellu pudi

Salt to taste

1-2 Green Chillies

1/4 tsp Mustard seeds

1/4 tsp Cumin seeds/ Jeerige/ Jeera

2-3 Curry leaves

Pinch of Asafotida powder

1-2 tsp Oil

Recipe:

Add sesame seeds in a pan and fry it for around 4-5 mins in medium flame till it starts spluttering.

Put fried sesame seeds in a mixer, grind it to make smooth powder and keep it aside.

Chop raw tomato into medium sized pieces. Cut green chilly into small pieces.

Add 10-15 cumin seeds and oil in a pan. After a minute add pinch of asafotida powder keep it for few seconds. Add chopped green chilly, chopped raw tomato and fry them for few minutes. Add little bit of water and cook well.

Put cooked tomato in a mixer and grind it. Pour this ground mixture in a vessel. Add 3-4 tsp sesame powder and mix well.

Add mustard seeds, 5-10 cumin seeds and oil in a pan. Once it starts spluttering, add asafotida powder and keep it for few seconds. Add curry leaves and add it to chutney vessel. Mix well before serving. It goes well with dosas.