Tomato Pickle

Transform Simple meal into a Tasty Meal – That’s the power of a pickle.Tomato pickle tastes amazing when served with any breakfast items like upma,idli and dosa..

Tomato pickle is also very healthy & has major dietary source of the antioxidant lycopene and helps in reducing the risk of heart diseases and cancer. Tomato pickle also a great source of vitamin C, potassium, folate and vitamin K. So, there you go.. A tasty and yet healthy pickle. 

Ingredients :

1. Tomatoes - 1 kg, washed and chopped finely
2. Gingely Oil / Olive oil - 1/2 cup 
3. Chilly powder -  3 tbsp
4. Salt to taste
5. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
6. Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp
7. Vinegar - 1 tbsp

Method :

In Tamil

1.  Clean, chop & grind the tomatoes coarsely.

2.  In a non-stick pan, cook the tomato puree until dry. (Cook for 20 mins approximately)

3.  In a separate pan, add oil.  Once warm, add salt & chilly powder.  Mix well.

4.  Pour the oil to the tomato mixture & continue cooking for another 5 to 10 mins.

5.  In a separate pan, dry roast mustard seeds & fenugreek seeds.  Grind them to powder.

                                                               In English

6.  Add the grounded spice powder to the tomato pickle.  

7.  Allow the pickle to cool completely.

8.  Add vinegar to the pickle.  

9.  Store the pickle in clean & air tight container.

10.  Refrigerate the pickle for longer use.

Enjoy...