Today we are going to learn about how to make Tomato Chutney.  Here is the recipe in Hindi:

टमाटर की चटनी

चार व्यक्तियों के लिए

समय – लगभग १५ मिनट

१ पाऊँड टमाटर

१/२ हरी मिर्ची या १/४ (तीखा अपने स्वाद के अनुसार)

अदरक एक छोटा टुकड़ा

१/४ कप  ताज़ा धनिया

करी पत्ते सात या आठ

१/२ टी चम्मच जीरा

दो चुटकी हिंग

१/२ टी चम्मच तेल

१/४ टी चम्मच हल्दी

१ टी चम्मच अम्चूर पाऊडर

१/४ टी चम्मच काली मिर्ची (पाऊडर) पीसी हुई

१ (tablespoon) खाने का चम्मच चीनी (शक्कर)

नमक अपने स्वाद के अनुसार

बनाने का तरीका

मध्यम आँच पर

बर्तन (pan) में तेल, मिर्ची, जीरा, हिंग डाल कर छौंक दें।

बाद में कटे हुए टमाटर डालकर पकाएँ (आठ या दस मिनट तक) फिर धीमी आँच करके उसमें हल्दी, नमक, चीनी, काली मिर्ची, अम्चूर, अदरक, और करी पत्ता डाल कर फिर चार मिनट पकाएँ।

उतारते समय हरे कटे हुए धनिया डालें। टमाटर की चटनी तैयार है।

 

Tomato Chutney

For four people

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

1 lb. Tomato fresh chopped

1/2 green chili chopped (depending on your taste)

1 small piece of chopped ginger

curry leaves – 7 or 8 pieces

1/2 tsp – cumin seeds whole

2 pinches of asafoetida

1/2 tsp – canola or olive oil

1/4 tsp – turmeric powder

1 tsp dry mango powder

1/4 tsp black pepper

1 table spoon sugar

salt to your taste

1/4 cup chopped cilantro

 

In a medium saucepan put oil, chilies, cumin seeds & asafoetida.  Keep saucepan on medium heat.  Stir for about 2 minutes.  Then put chopped tomatoes and stir.  Cover and leave it for 8-10 minutes.  Then stir and reduce heat to low.  Add turmeric powder, salt, sugar, black pepper, dry mango powder and ginger.  Cover and leave for 4 minutes.  Then reduce heat and add curry leaves.  Stir and add fresh cilantro.  Tomato chutney is ready.

 

Review Questions:

Translate the following from Hindi to English:

1) टमाटर

2) एक

3) छोटा

4) मिर्ची

5) हरी

Translate the following from English into Hindi:

6) black pepper

7) salt

8) sugar

9) oil

10) cilantro

 

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