Try this quick and easy Nepali tomato achar recipe. It’s a delicious side dish for rice or roti and ready in under 15 minutes.
Tomato Til Achar
Dal, Bhat, Tarkari, and Achar are some of the staple dishes served in Nepalese households.
As a result, you will find different types of achar in Nepal: aloo ko achar, kakro ko achar (cucumber), and momo ko achar.
We love spicy food, which may explain our achar culture. It enhances the flavor of the meal, after all.
This oil-free recipe is both quick and delicious, taking less than 15 minutes to make.
While there are many ways to make tomato achar—like grilling or roasting.
I prefer this method for its simplicity and speed. Here’s an easy Nepali tomato achar recipe with sesame.
Ingredients
Vegetables: Tomato, cilantro, and green chili. You can reduce or increase the number of chilies, depending on how spicy you prefer them.
Seasoning: Salt, lemon, garlic, sichuan pepper, and black sesame powder. Sesame seeds should be toasted and finely ground. Whether you use white or black sesame seeds is up to you.
Instructions
- Boil tomatoes on medium-high heat for roughly 5-7 minutes.
- Bring it to a boil, then simmer until the tomatoes are cooked. The outer covering will come off.
- Remove the outer layer after cooking and transfer the boiled tomatoes to a blender.
- Combine all spices, seasonings, green chili, garlic, and cilantro in a blender (15-20 seconds) until you have a fine paste.
- Pour the tomato sauce into a bowl. The dish is ready to serve. It makes a great side dish when served with rice, fried rice, or roti.
Serving & Storage
Serve this tomato pickle as a side dish with rice, curry, and dal. It’s also great with roti, spread over bread, or as a dip for snacks like samosas and pakoras.
For storage, you can store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to five days. I won’t refrigerate it for more than that.
After a certain number of days, it will no longer taste as fresh. While other types of Nepali achar can be stored for months, I suggest you consume this achar within five days.
Other Tomato Recipes
Ingredients
Vegetables
- 2 tomatoes
- ⅓ cup chopped cilantro
- 1 garlic
- 3 green chili
Seasoning
- salt (as per taste)
- ½ tbsp lemon juice
Spices
- ¼ tsp sichuan pepper
- ½ tbsp sesame powder – Black/White
Instructions
- Boil two tomatoes in two cups of water on medium-high heat.2 tomatoes
- Bring it to a boil until the tomatoes are cooked. You can see the outer covering coming off when the tomato is cooked.
- Remove the outer layer after cooking and transfer the boiled tomatoes to a blender.
- Combine all spices, seasonings, green chili, garlic, and cilantro in a blender until you have a fine paste.⅓ cup chopped cilantro, 1 garlic, 3 green chili, salt (as per taste), ½ tbsp lemon juice, ¼ tsp sichuan pepper, ½ tbsp sesame powder – Black/White
- Pour the tomato sauce into a bowl. The dish is ready for serving and makes a great side dish when served with rice or roti.
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