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Tomato salsa - Instant tomato chutney
Tomato Salsa made in a Mortar-Pestle is a quick 5 minute condiment that will add zing to any meal. Get the mouth watering!
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Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Total Time
10
minutes
mins
Course
condiments
Cuisine
Mexican
Servings
2
serving
Ingredients
2
tomatoes
medium sized - roughly chopped
2
cloves
garlic
peeled
4 - 5
black pepper corns
Pinch
salt
coarse
1
tbsp
lemon juice
freshly squeezed
Pinch
cayenne pepper
coriander leaves
Spring of - chopped
Instructions
In a mortar, pound the pepper corns with garlic pearls and coarse salt till roughly ground.
Add the chopped tomatoes (in batches if your mortar is smaller), crush them with a firm hand on the pestle.
Don't attempt to squish them completely.
Remove the crushed contents into a bowl, squeeze lemon juice, cayenne pepper (red chilli powder) and coriander leaves.
Toss and check for salt.
Serve chilled as a dip for your chips or toasted pita bread.
You could also use this as a side to any regular Indian meal of roti and subzi.
Notes
You could drizzle extra virgin olive oil to increase the flavour quotient the (good) fat quotient of course!