Peanut Tomato Chutney is a popular chutney recipe from Andhra Pradesh, India. It serves as a great side for Idli/Dosa/Uttapam/Pessarattu. Simple & delicious.Chutney is The quintessential side dish from Indian cuisine that gives a pleasant jolt to the taste buds and scores big with almost all types of snacks and meals.The aromatic, tangy, savory, and sweet taste of any chutney enhances the flavors and turns even a boring or simple dish into a delicacy.
Ingredients
For Chutney
1/2 tsp oil
2 tomatoes
1/2 tsp oil
1 cup peanuts
2 cloves garlic
2-3 dried red chillies
salt as required
For tadka
1 tsp oil
2 tsp mustard seeds
1 tbsp urad dal
5-6 curry leaves
Method
For Chutney
* Heat oil in a pan and saute roughly chopped tomatoes till they are soft and pulpy.
* Transfer it to a plate and heat oil in the same pan.
* This time fry peanuts (with no skin), garlic and dried red chillies for 2 minutes. Take it off the flame and let it cool down.
* Then add everything to a blender along with salt and pulse it till smooth.
For Tadka* For the tadka, add oil in a tadka pan, add mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves.
* Once it crackles, pour this over the Andhra Style Peanut & Tomato Chutney.
* Serve as a side with any dish.