Tomato Garlic Chutney Recipe Spicy Momos Sauce

Making Tomato Puree Prep time – 2 minutes

1. Ingredients for Tomato Garlic chutney.
   
2. Chop Tomatoes into small pieces and add in a grinder jar. The aim is to blend all ingredients together and make a smooth puree.
   
3. Now add Garlic Buds, Green Chilies their cap removed in the same jar and grind to a smooth paste.
4. We will call this ‘Tomato Puree’ and keep aside for use later.

Cooking the Chutney Cook time – 10 minutes

1. Heat Oil in a pan on high flame for about 1 minute.
   
2. After a minute, add Red Mustard Seeds, Fenugreek Seeds and Cinnamon. Mix well and cook for another 30 seconds. Keep the stove on high flame.
3. After 30 seconds, turn the stove on low flame.
4. If you are not using Coriander seeds, skip this step. Add Coriander seeds and mix well.

5. Many people do not like to eat raw coriander seeds and hence it is optional to add. It won’t make a big difference to the final taste.

6. Now add the Tomato Puree. Mix well again. Now turn the stove again on to the high flame and wait for 1 boil. It may take 3-4 minutes to get the first boil.
7. Once you see the boil, turn the stove to medium flame. Now add Salt and Red Chili Powder along with Deggi Mirch or Kashmiri Mirch.

8. Adding Deggi Mirch is optional and you can skip it if you do not have it. Its primary purpose in the recipe is to add the red color that we want to achieve.

9. We do not recommend using any food color to get the red color.
10. Mix well. Let it cook for 5 minutes.
11. After 5 minutes, Water in the chutney would evaporate and it would appear a bit thick.
12. Now switch off the stove. Add Black Pepper and roasted Cumin Powder. Mix well.
13. Tomato Garlic Chutney is ready. Let it cool down to room temperature before serving.