Mexican Charred Tomato Garlic Salsa

Name: How to cook Mexican Charred Tomato Garlic Salsa - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Kumkum Chatterjee

Mexican Charred Tomato Garlic Salsa

#cppassport #cppmexico Mexico is famous for various types of salsas or dips and each tastes unique.Fresh homemade salsa is easy to make and charring tomatoes, onion,garlic and green chillies gives it a smoky flavour.Adding fresh herbs like cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice enhances the flavour of this charred tomato salsa.Serve it with your favorite Tortilla Chips ,Nachos ,cheese potato sticks and many more.

Ingredient

Food ration :

4 servings

Cooking time :

30 minutes

tomatoes

green chillies

whole garlic

medium onion

2 tbsp

fresh cilantro

1 tbsp

lemon juice

1 pinch

orange red food colour

as per taste

salt

1/4 tsp

sugar

3/4 tsp

roasted cumin powder

1/4tsp

red chilli powder (optional)

3 tsp

oil

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Smear oil on tomatoes,onion,garlic and chillies.Roast them on stovetop or barbecue grill till well charred on all sides.

* Step 2

Peel the charred outer skin of garlic and mash coarsely or pulse all vegetables once in a blender.Heat oil in a pan and pour blended puree.Add salt,red chilli powder,orange red food colour,pinch of sugar to reduce tartness of tomatoes, roasted cumin powder and chopped cilantro.Sprinkle lemon juice.Give it a good mix.Cool and refrigerate. Keeps well for a week.

* Step 3

Serve as a dip with your favorite snacks like nachos,tortilla chips, cheese potato sticks and many more.

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Tag

tomatoes green chillies whole garlic medium onion fresh cilantro lemon juice orange red food colour Salt Sugar roasted cumin powder Red Chilli Powder (optional) oil

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