Spicy Tomatoe Spread

Prep Time: 0 Minutes

Cook Time: 60 Minutes

Ready In: 60 Minutes

Servings: 1012

This spread adds spicy zing to anything that usually uses a spread. Bagels, crackers, make it extra spicy and mix it with cream cheese or sour cream to make a great spread or dip.

Ingredients:

5 or 10 romano or capocoli tomatoes

1/4 cup of canola oil or extra virgin oilive oil

10-12 dried red chillies( add less if you want less spicy)

1 teaspoon of mustard seeds

1 teaspoon of cumin seeds

2 tablespoon of corriander seeds

1/4 cup of chana dhal

2 tablespoons white moong dhal

1/2 teaspoon of asfoteda powder or 2-3 dried cloves of gralic

1 teaspoon of fennagreek seeds

1/2 cup of balsamic vinager

Directions:

1. First pre-heat oven to 350 degree F.
2. split the tomatoes in quaters and drizzel with oil and 1/4 of the balsamic vinager
3. Roast in the oven for 10-20 min. until soft and tender
4. Meanwhile in a saute pan heat the remaining oil and add one at a time and stir the following ingredients until everything turns a dark golden brown color.
5. 1/4 of a cup of chana dhal
6. 2 tbs of moon dhal
7. 1tsp mustard seeds
8. 1 tsp cumin seeds
9. 2 tbs corriander seeds
10. 1tsp fennagreek seeds
11. 10-12 dried red chillies
12. 1/2 tsp asfoteda powder or 2-3 dried garlic cloves
13. When everything turns a golden brown add the remaining balsamic vinager and turn the heat to low and let the ingredients come to a slow simmer.
14. When the dish is simmering then add the tomatoes and let them cook till then disolve and the dish a thick like a paste.
15. Allow ingredients to cool
16. Then grind everything in a wet grinder (Magic bullet) to a smooth paste.
17. add salt if needed, the balsamic vinager adds a little but add salt to desired taste.
18. You can mix it with rice or with cream cheese and make a cheese spread for crackers and begals.

By RecipeOfHealth.com