Tomato Chutney

Ingredients

1. Onion(small onions)    10no.s or 1med size onion
2. Tomato     3-4 no.s (med. size)
3. Ginger   1/2" piece
4. Dry red chilli     4-5no.s
5. Curry leaves      1twig
6. Chana dal    1tbsp
7. Shredded Coconut     1tbsp or less

1. To temper
2. Oil     1tsp
3. Mustard seeds    1/4-1/2 tsp
4. urad dal    1/2 tsp
5. curry leaves      few

Tomato chutney with brown rice idly

Method

• Roughly chop the onions and tomatoes.
• Heat oil in a sauce pan or wok,add chana dal fry till golden brown.
• Add onions,ginger,curry leaves and red chillies fry well
• saute the onions till onion get transparent.
• Now add the tomatoes, saute well until tomatoes get soft.
• Add shredded coconut,mix well and allow them to cool  completely.
• Then put them in a blender add little water and blend it to a little coarse paste.
• now pour the chutney to a bowl .
• Heat oil in a seasoning pan and add the tempering ingredients one by one ,when it plutter and fry well
• add to the chutney and mix well.
• Now the tangy and spicy tomato chutney is ready to serve.
• It goes well with Idly,dosa,curd rice,paniyaram etc.

Notes:
You can also use canned tomatoes(6oz)
Add red chillies to ur spice level. If you want to pack this chutney for lunch box add a small piece of tamarind along with the other ingredients fry well and grind.