Ingredients: 200 grams Onion – roughly chopped,400 grams Tomato – roughly chopped,1/2 cup Fresh coconut – grated,1 Green Chilli,1 Dry Red Chilli,3 Kashmiri dry red chillies,1 tablespoon Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal),2 tablespoons Coriander (Dhania) Leaves – chopped finely include more stem,Sunflower Oil – as needed,Salt,Sunflower Oil – as required,1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds,Curry leaves – few,1 Asafoetida (hing) – big pinch,2 to 3 Dry Red Chillies
Time in minutes: 35 Servings: 8 Course: South Indian Breakfast Diet: Vegetarian
Instructions: To begin making the Tomato Chutney recipe, add oil in a wide pan and roast the channa dal and chillies and add it into the mixer along with the coconut and set aside.In the same pan, add a little oil and add the chopped onions and cook until the onions turn soft and translucent.Once they turn translucent, add the tomatoes and cook until they are soft and lose some of their juices. Set aside and let it cool completely.Blend the ingredients in the mixer jar until they are coarsely pounded and add the onion-tomato mixture into the jar along with some salt and blend till its smooth.Transfer into a bowl and add the coriander and mix gently.The next step is to temper the chutney. In a tadka pan, heat a teaspoon of oil, add mustard seeds and let them crackle.Once they crackle, add the asafoetida, curry leaves and chillies and pour the tempering on the tomato chutney.The Tomato Chutney is ready to be served!