Red Chutney-Idli Dosa Accompaniment

 Red Chutney is generally had along with Dosa/Idli/Parathas and can be stored in fridge for 2-3 days

Its a sweet spicy tangy chutney enjoyed by one and all ,also famous as Tomato Onion Chutney.

Ingredients:

2 tsp roasted gram

1 small onion chopped

1 small tomato chopped

1 tsp grated coconut

1 tsp tamarind pulp

2-3 dry red chillies

2 garlic flakes (optional)

2 tsp Oil for frying the onion tomato

Salt to taste

Water for grinding.

Tempering:

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

1/2 tsp white urad dal( spilt)

few curry leaves

a pinch of hing

2-3 dry red chillies

Method:

Take a wide pan with oil in it and let it heat for 2 minutes.

Roast the onion in it and once slightly roasted colour change to pink add the tomotoes and saute it.

This will take approx 2-3 minutes and then remove from flame and let it cool for sometime

Once cooled down take a mixie jar and add the roasted gram,onion tomato ,dry red chilly.salt,tamarind,grated coconut /coriander in it and grind it with the help of water.

Once the mixture is of smooth consitency remove it from the mixie jar and keep it in a separate bowl.

Add the water to the mixie jar and pour in the grinded paste .If need be pour little more.Taste the salt in it and if needed add little more.

Now tempering:

Take oil in a tempering pan and add mustard seeds let it sputter,Once it starts sputtering add the white split dal and hing to it .This will take a few seconds,then add the dry red chillies and curry leaves and switch off the flame

Pour the tempering on the chutney and enjoy with idlis/dosa/paratha.