This Tomato Coconut Chutney prepared using sauteed tomatoes with other spices and grinding them together with fresh coconut. This Chutney tastes great with hot rice, dosa or idli.
Ingredients:
Tomato – 2 cups, chopped
Coconut – 3/4 cup, grated
Fried Gram(Putani) – 1/4 cup
Dry Red Chillies – 5, chopped
Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
Black Gram – 1 tsp
Bengal Gram – 2 tsps
Asafoetida – 1/4 tsp
Turmeric Powder – 1/4 tsp
Curry Leaves – 5
Coriander Leaves – 2 tbsps
Oil – 2 tsps
Salt to taste
Method:
Heat oil in a frying pan. Add black gram, bengal gram, mustard seeds, dry red chillies. When mustard seeds start spluttering add fried dal, asafoetida, curry leaves and saute for 2mins. Now add tomatoes and saute till it gets almost cooked. Add coriander leaves and salt. Turn off the heat. Once cool, grind it with coconut into smooth paste. Serve with hot rice or dosa.
