Tomato chutney

Ingredients;

Ripe red tomatoes - 4 cups, chopped.
dry red chillies - 2-3 or to taste.
sugar or jaggery(brown sugar) - 2 tbsp
salt - 1 tsp or according to taste.
Ginger(optional) - small piece
Garlic - 3-4 pods
cinnamon - 1/2 inch stick

Ingredients for seasoning tomato chutney:

vegetable Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida - a pinch
Curry leaves - 4-5

Making tomato chutney:

Add 1 tsp oil to the pan. Add red chillies, cinnamon, . Fry for a few seconds. Add chopped tomatoes, garlic, ginger. Fry for 2 minutes.Cover and cook for 10 minutes or till tomatoes are just done. Cool the mixture.Add salt, jaggery to the tomato mix and grind it to paste. Making seasoning: Heat oil. Add mustard and cumin seeds. When they stop spluttering, add asafOetida. Add the chutney paste to the pan and fry for a few minutes. when you get your desired consistency take off the fire.