Easy, tasty and lip smacking tomato pickle made with fresh ripe tomatoes. This home made pickle can be eaten with rice, idli, dosa, upma, pongal or curd rice.
Indian meal is not complete with out a pickle on the side. Store bought pickles have lot of salt, oil and preservatives. Though it is very convinent to buy a store bought pickle, there are some pickles which can be easily made at home.
One such recipe is this Tomato Pickle, make tit when you have ripe tomatoes. If stored properly in the refrgirator, this pickle can stay fresh for few weeks.
This Tomato Pickle is
- so easy to make
- is spicy, tangy and deliciously lip smacking
- can be served with rice or any breakfast item.
Ingredients needed to make the Tomato Pickle are
- Ripe fresh red tomato ( I used roma tomato, but any kind should work)
- Garlic Cloves
- Red chili powder ( i used a combination of mild kashmiri chili powder and hot chili powder)
- Fenugreek seeds
- Mustard seeds
- Turmeric powder
- Oil
- Asafoetida
- Salt ( to taste) and Sugar ( to balance out all the flavors)
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Easy Tomato Pickle
Easy, tasty and lip smacking tomato pickle made with fresh ripe tomatoes. This home made pickle can be eaten with rice, idli, dosa, upma, pongal or curd rice.
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Ingredients
- 10 Medium Tomato( I used Roma Tomato)
- 4 Garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon Red chili powder or to taste ( i used a combination of kashmiri red chili powder and hot chili powder)
- 2 teaspoons chana dal
- 12 to 15 Fenugreek Seeds ( Methi Seeds)
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- ¼ cup Oil
- ⅛ teaspoon Asafoetida
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- Salt to Taste
- 2 pinches Sugar(optional)
Instructions
- Wash the tomatoes and pat dry. Chop them and set a side.
- Peel the garlic and thinly slice them.
- Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan . When the oil gets hot add the mustard seeds and let crackle. Add the chana dal and fry for 30 seconds. Add the sliced garlic, fenugreek seeds and Asafoetida and sauté for few seconds.
- Add the chopped tomato, salt, red chilly powder and sugar. Mix well and cook in medium to low heat stirring in between till the oil seperates and the tomato is completely cooked and mushy.
- Turn off the flame. Allow to cool and store in a air tight container. Stays fresh in the refrigerator for up to 4 weeks.
- Serve the Tomato pickle with rice, roti, bread, and curd rice.
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Julie
There’s no chana dal listed in the ingredient list but it is mentioned in the method. Is it part of the recipe or not?
Madhavi
It is…. Thank you for letting me know. I updated the recipe.
Vidya Chandrahas
We too make pickle from tomato. Your method is slightly different.
Pickle looks very tempting and yummy. Happy to follow your blog. Visit my blog in your free time.
Sanoli Ghosh
Tomato pickle looks very tempting.
Manjula Bharath
wow thats an finger licking tangy pickle 🙂 looks fantastic and so tempting !!
Sona S
Delicious and tongue tickling pickle.
Arjunan Akilandeswari
Very tempting