Tomato pickle

Ingredients	Quantity
Tomatoes	500gms
Tamarind(1 big lemon size)	50 gms
Dry roast mustard fenugreek powder	2 table spoon
Hinge	1 table spoon
Oil	¼ cup
Red chilli powder	50 gms
Salt	To taste
Garlic cloves	1
Turmeric	1 tea spoon

preparation method 

1. Wash the tomatoes cut into long slices keep it aside.
2. Take a dry bowl add tomatoes, turmeric, salt, and tamarind stir mix it, and cover the lid.
3. After 3 days remove the lid and squeezing the tomatoes, and to make them soft and release some juice.
4. After transfer to two separate bowls (one is tomatoes and another one is tomato juice)
5. Place the juice bowl and tomatoes pieces plate under sun and dry them. Cover the juice bowl with a slotted plate to avoid dust falling into it.
6. Dry the tomato pieces till they turn crisp this may take two or three days, depending upon solar intensity. When the tomato pieces are dried till crisp then we can start preparing the pickle.
7. Then take a mixer jar add tomato juice and add tamarind to grind fine paste and add dry tomato pieces again grind it to the paste.
8. Heat the pan add oil when the oil is heated add hinge fry it for 2 minutes then add mustard seeds ,garlic cloves fry them well.
9. Then take a wide bowl add grind the tomato paste dry roast fenugreek mustard powder, red chilli powder stir it well and add seasonings mix it well. Tomato pickle is ready to serve.
10. You can serve with plain rice, or  idly, dosa, .
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