Tomato Chutney

Ingredients :

• Tomato (chopped) : 400 gms (4 medium)
• Urad daal : 1 tbsp
• Bengal gram :  3 tbsp
• Asafoetida : 1/4 tsp
• Red kashmiri chilies : 5 nos
• Curry leaves : 10 nos
• Tamarind (dried) : 1tsp
• Turmeric : 1/3 tsp
• Cooking oil : 2 tsp
• Salt (to taste)

Tempering:

• Cooking oil : 1 tsp
• Whole red chilies : 2 nos
• Curry leaves: 6 nos
• Mustard seeds : 1/2 tsp

Method :

• Wash and chop tomatoes into small pieces.
• Heat oil in a pan and add Bengal gram, white lentil to this.
• Saute on low heat till they become golden colour.
• Add dried red chillies and curry leaves and sauté till chilli gets a nice colour.
• Add asafoetida, turmeric, chopped tomatoes and salt for taste.
• Cook on medium flame till tomatoes become soft.
• Remove the mixture in a bowl and let it cool down completely.
• Add tomato mixture and tamarind in Mixie, Grind the mixture to make a smooth paste. Take out the chutney in a bowl.
• Heat little oil in a small pan and add mustard seeds.
• When seeds start crackling add whole red chillies few curry leaves.
• Add chutney.
• Mix and serve with dosa and idliis.