Tomato Pickle Recipe

Ingredients	Measurements	Cups	Tablespoons
Tomato pieces	-	3	-
Tamarind pulp	-	1	-
Red chilli Powder	-	1	-
mustard seeds powder	-	1	-
Fenugreek seeds powder	-	¼	-
Garlic cloves	-	¼	-
Dry chilli	-	¼	-
Salt	To taste	-	-
Sesame Oil	As required	-	-
Curry leaves	Few	-	-
Mustard seeds	-	-	1
Turmeric powder	-	-	½
Black gram	-	-	1
Asafoetida	Pinch	-	-

Way to Prepare Tomato Pickle Recipe:

Step 1: Wash the tomatoes well and pat dry them with absorbent cloth then place then in a dry cotton cloth for few minutes after that chop them into medium size pieces and set aside.

Step 2: Take a large bowl add tomato pieces, turmeric powder and add required amount of salt mix them very well together and keep aside.

Step 3: Transfer the prepared tomato mixture into a glass jar and cover jar with the lid and keep it aside in a dry place for 2 days on the third day squeeze the mixture with your hand palms and separate the tomatoes pieces and tomato juice then spread the squeezed tomato pieces in a plate and allow it to dry.

Step 4: To the tomato juice add tamarind let the tamarind soak in the tomato juice.

Step 5: Sundry the tomato pieces and tomato juice, and cover the tomato juice with a lid do this for 2 days till the tomato piece become crisp when the tomato pieces are crisp

Step 6: Take a mixer add soaked tamarind in a jar grind it very well and make a thick and smooth paste then transfer the prepared tomato pieces into a bowl and keep aside.

Step 7: Take another jar and add half of the dried tomato pieces and grind the tomato pieces coarsely then remove it to a dry bowl and cover the bowl with lid and set aside.

Step 8: Heat a pan add mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds dry fry them for few minutes till they become roast then switch off the flame and transfer the fried ingredients into a plate and allow it to cool.

Step 9: Once they become cool then pound them very well and make a fine powder and set aside.

Step 10 : Take a large dry bowl add prepared tamarind paste, add tomato pieces, red chili powder, garlic cloves, prepared mustard and fenugreek seeds powder and add required amount of salt as per taste then stir them very well together and leave it for 2 hours.

Step 11: Heat sesame oil in a pan add mustard seeds, black gram, add few curry leaves, asafoetida powder and add dry chili fry it in medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes then switch off the flame and add this to the prepared tomato pickle mixture and stir them very well and keep aside. Transfer the prepared pickle into a ceramic glass jar and close the jar with lid and leaves it for 3 days then tomato pickle is ready to serve we can preserve this for one year.

Step 14: Try and serve this tasty south Indian spicy tomato pickle food recipe. Enjoy the taste of this food recipe along with hot steamed rice, curd rice or idly.