Tomato chutney

A simple no onion-no garlic tomato chutney using tomatoes as the main ingredient. This chutney is very useful for those days when you have to abstain from onion and garlic. Serve with dosa, idli, akki roti, pongal or adai.

Ingredients :

1 teaspoon oil

2 cup tomatoes, finely chopped
2 teaspoons urad dal
1 teaspoon channa dal
3 to 4 dried red chillies
a pinch of asafoetida
1 small marble sized tamarind
salt to taste

for the seasoning (tadka)

1 teaspoon oil
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
8-10 curry leaves

Method:

Heat oil in a pan and fry the tomatoes till it is cooked. Add salt and make sure that the tomatoes are completely cooked and mushy. To this add the tamarind and curry leaves and saute for a few minutes. Keep aside to cool.

In the same pan, add red chillies, urad dal, channa dal and roast till it turns brown. Add asafoetida in the end. 

To this add the tomato mixture and grind to a coarse paste in a mixer. 

Heat oil, add mustard seeds, when they splutter, add curry leaves and  add to the chutney.

Serve with idli, dosa, akki roti, rafi roti or pongal.