Tomato chutney

My daughter never liked dosa and idli. But now she loves crispy thin dosa because of this tomato chutney. This easy chutney goes well with idli and dosa.

Tomato chutney

 

Ingredients  Tomatoes chopped-2 big
 Onions chopped-2 big
 Ginger chopped- ½ tsp.
 Green chilies slit-2
 Coconut oil-1tsp.
 Salt to taste
 Few mint leaves
 For tampering
 Coconut oil-1tsp.
 Mustard seeds- ½ tsp
 Black gram (uzhunnu) - ½ tsp.
 Red chili-1 (break into two and remove the seeds)
 Curry leaves-1 sprig

 

 

Method

 

 

 Heat oil in a pan and sauté the onions and ginger till the onions get translucent.
 Add the tomatoes and green chili and stir till the tomatoes are cooked and mashed (about 3 minutes).
 Switch off the stove and wait till it is cold enough to put in a grinder.
 Add the mint leaves and coarsely grind it for 2 or 3 seconds (do not overdo it).
 Heat oil in a small pan and splutter the mustard seeds and add the black gram stir it to light brown.
 Now add the curry leaves and red chili pieces and stir for 20 seconds (till the curry leaves turns crispy and the chili get a brighter color).
 Add the chutney to the pan and mix well and transfer it to a serving bowl.
 Enjoy this chutney with idli or dosa.