Tomato Chutney / Indian Tomato sauce / Thakkali chutney

Chutney - Indian sauce recipe goes well with Idli / Dosa.

Ingredients:

1. ½ brown onion ( roughly chopped)
2. 1 Tomato (roughly chopped)
3. Garlic - 1 clove
4. Small piece of ginger
5. 1 tbs Split peas (channa daal or kadalai paruppu)
6. 2 Red chilies (milagai vathal)
7. Handful of Cilantro
8. Tamarind - 2 Chickpea sized balls
9. Cocunut small piece or ½ cup grated coconut
10. ½ tbs oil

- Method

1. Heat 1/4 tbs oil in a pan and fry the split peas. Once it is cooked add all the ingredients except coconut. Cook the mix in medium heat until the tomatos get mashed.

2. Remove the mixture from fire and allow it to cool completely. Once it is cooled grind well with coconut.

3. For seasoning, heat 1/4 tbs of oil and split mustard seeds in it.Spicy tomato chutney is ready!!!