Spicy Tangy Tomato Chutney

Here is the must try spicy tomato chutney which is an excellent accompaniment with Idly. Rajeev Nandagopalan shares his grand ma secret recipe.

Ingredients:

Tomatos – 5

Onion – 1

Red chilly – 4

Curry leaves – 15

Bengal gram – 2 tsp

Salt as per taste

Method

First fry the dal and the chillis in a little oil and keep aside.

Next fry the onions till translucent, add the chopped tomatos, little salt, 1 tsp sambhar powder.

Let this cool.

Add the previously fried Dal and chillis and blend to a coarse consistency.

In another kadai, splutter a little mustard, curryleaves and fry for a minute.

Add to the blended chutney, adjust spices and serve!

– Rajeev Nandagopalan