Tomato chutney is a type of
chutney
A chutney () is a spread typically associated with cuisines of the Indian subcontinent. Chutneys are made in a wide variety of forms, such as a tomato relish, a ground peanut garnish, yogurt, or curd, cucumber, spicy coconut, spicy onion ...
, originating from the
Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent is a physiographic region of Asia below the Himalayas which projects into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Arabian Sea to the west. It is now divided between Bangladesh, India, and Pakista ...
, prepared using
tomato
The tomato (, ), ''Solanum lycopersicum'', is a plant whose fruit is an edible Berry (botany), berry that is eaten as a vegetable. The tomato is a member of the nightshade family that includes tobacco, potato, and chili peppers. It originate ...
es as the primary ingredient.
The tomatoes can be
diced
Dicing is a culinary knife cut in which the food item is cut into small blocks or dice. This may be done for aesthetic reasons or to create uniformly sized pieces to ensure even cooking. Dicing allows for distribution of flavour and texture thr ...
, mashed or pulped, and additional typical ingredients used include ginger, chilli, sugar, salt,
aam papad
Aam papad is an Indian fruit leather made out of mango pulp mixed with concentrated sugar solution and sun dried. It is also known as ' ( Odia), ' ( Assamese), ' (Hindi), ' (Malayalam), ' ( Telugu), ' ( Bengali) and ' (Marathi).
Traditional aam ...
, raisin, dates and spices and additionally onion, garlic and peanut or
dal
Dal is a term in the Indian subcontinent for dried, split pulses.
Dal or DAL may also refer to:
Places
Cambodia
*Dal, Ke Chong
Finland
* Laakso, a neighbourhood of Helsinki
India
* Dal Lake, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
* Dal ...
for the south Indian version.
It can be prepared using ripe red tomatoes or
green tomatoes.
It can be eaten fresh after preparation, stored in a refrigerator, and can be
bottled or
canned and stored for later use.
Homemade tomato chutney that is canned can have an improved flavor, due to the ingredients intermingling while the product is stored.
Uses
Tomato chutney can be used to accompany myriad foods and dishes, such as kebabs, sandwiches, burgers and meat dishes.
Commercial varieties
Tomato chutney has been a
mass-produced
Mass production, also known as mass production, series production, series manufacture, or continuous production, is the production of substantial amounts of standardized products in a constant flow, including and especially on assembly lines. ...
product in the United States.
Gordon & Dilworth in New York produced it in the 1890s–1900s (decade), and exported some of the product.
Gallery
File:Red Tangy Chutney.jpg, Tomato chutney prepared using coriander and garlic
File:Paneer Tikka & Tomato chutney.jpeg, Paneer tikka
Paneer tikka or Paneer Soola or Chhena Soola is an Indian cuisine, Indian dish made from chunks of paneer/ chhena marinated in spices and grilled in a tandoor. It is a vegetarian alternative to chicken tikka and other meat dishes. It is a popular ...
with tomato chutney
File:TomatoChutney.jpg, A homemade tomato chutney
File:Tomato Chutny.jpg, Another homemade tomato chutney
See also
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List of chutneys
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List of tomato dishes
This list includes dishes in which the main ingredient or one of the essential ingredients is tomato. Dishes prepared with tomato sauces as a primary ingredient are not included in this list.
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Tomato jam
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External links
Tomato Kasundi ''
BBC Good Food
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''.
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