A simple tomato chutney to accompany dosas, idlis or utappam.
Ingredients:
Tomato – medium size 1 1/2
Onion – 1 medium size
Tamarind – a small pinch
Peanuts – 2 tsp
Coconut – 3 tsp
Red chillies – 3
Udad dal – 1 tbsp
Seasoning:
Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
Udad dal – 1/4 tsp
Curry leaf – 1 sprig
Asafoetida – a pinch
Heat oil. Add udad dal. When dal becomes slightly brown, add red chillies, then onion and saute it. Add the tomato and saute till it turns mushy. Turn off the gas and let it cool. Grind this in a mixie coarsely alongwith coconut, tamarind and peanuts. The paste should not become too smooth. Season it with mustard seeds, udad dal, curry leaves and asafoedtida.
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