Tomato is not only used to make vegetables or eat with salad, but you can also use it to make chutney. Thakali chutney is known in South India for its sour and mildly spicy taste.

Thakali Chutney, also known as Tomato Chutney, is popular in South India and is prepared in many different ways. Simple Thakali Chutney is known for its sour and mildly spicy taste and is served with dosa, idli, chapati, and rice.

To make it, tomatoes are cooked with spices. Sometimes coconut is also added, which gives the chutney a creamy texture. It is tempered with mustard seeds, curry leaves, and dried red chilies, which gives it a unique flavor and aroma.

But do you know that there are many types of this delicious chutney, which is eaten with different dishes in Tamil Nadu. In such a situation, if you also want to try it, then you can read our article completely.

Coconut Tomato Chutney

Coconut tomato chutney is very popular in South India, which is made by adding coconut. This chutney is known for its sour and creamy taste. It is served with traditional South Indian breakfast like idli, dosa, uttapam and vada.

Coconut tomato chutney has a unique combination of the sourness of tomatoes and the sweetness of coconut, which gives it a different and wonderful taste. It is also easy to prepare and is made with spices and other ingredients.

Traditional tomato sauce

It has a very delicious taste, made with fresh tomatoes, onions, garlic and spices. This chutney is known for its sour, spicy, and slightly tangy taste. It is eaten with idli, dosa and chapati.

The preparation of traditional tomato chutney is very simple. It requires only a few basic ingredients. It is tempered with mustard seeds , urad dal and curry leaves. This enhances its flavour further, making it a very tasty chutney.

Peanut Tomato Chutney

Peanut and tomato chutney is mostly eaten with dosa or idli. This chutney gives a unique taste with its thick and creamy texture. Made with the sourness of tomato and the sweetness of peanuts, this chutney doubles the taste of the food.

Peanut tomato chutney is very easy to prepare. To make it, tomatoes, peanuts, garlic, green chilies and spices are mixed together. It is tempered with mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and curry leaves, which gives the chutney a delicious flavor.

Mysore Special Tomato-Onion Chutney

You get to taste this chutney with all South Indian dishes. It can be easily cooked at home too. In this chutney, you have to fry a little garlic and red chilli before adding the tadka.

After this add onion and tomato. Now add chana dal in the pan and fry it a little. When a good aroma starts coming from this whole batter, take it out, cool it and grind it. Now finally add tadka to it.

Mix Veg Tomato Chutney

Till date, all the chutneys you have eaten must have been made by mixing tomatoes with onion, ginger, garlic, mint, but have you ever eaten mixed vegetable tomato chutney? If not, then definitely try it once. It can be made very easily at home. For this, first of all you have to wash the vegetables and cut them into small pieces.

Now you have to cook all the vegetables and roast the rest of the ingredients. Mix salt in them and keep it aside. Now grind all the things together. Keep in mind that you do not have to add water to it. If you add a little tamarind to it, then the spiciness of the chutney can be reduced. Now add the seasoning of the chutney and taste it.

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