Tomato Chutney

Ingredients

Tomatoes - 3

Onion - 1

Garlic pods - 5

Fresh cilantro chopped - 1/4 cup

Channa dhal - 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp

Urad dhal - 1/2 tsp

Fenugreek seeds - 8

Whole dry red chillies - 5

Whole black peppers - 5

Fresh or dry coconut - 3 tbsp

Oil - 2 tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Asafoetida - a pinch

Curry leaves chopped - 3 tbsp

Tamarind paste - 1/4 tsp

Salt - to taste

Method

1. Chop onions, garlic, tomatoes.

2. In 1 tbsp of oil, fry garlic, onions.

3. To that add tomatoes and fry until all the water from tomatoes dried up.

4. Cool it, add cilantro to that.

5. In another pan, fry masala items each separately, channa dhal, urad dhal, cumin seeds, red chillies, black peppers, fenugreek seeds. Cool it.

6. First dry grind fried masala items to a powder in mixie then add the fried vegetables along with tamarind, coconut and salt and grind once again.

7. Temper with mustard seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves in hot oil. Mix it.

8. This goes well with idly, dosa.