Fried chutney:

Normally, in the southern part of  India, we have Idli, dosa as a staple food to consume every day. Different type of side dishes from our repertoire makes this an  interesting dish to serve relishable. In such case, we have innumerable chutneys, here fried chutney from our repertoire. We saute 2 sets of ingredients and grind all together to a coarse chutney. Wonderful aroma and yummy taste will trigger your appetite.

Ingredient- set 1 

Mustard seeds-1 tsp

Urad dal 1 1/2 tsp

Channa dal-1 1/2 tsp

Dry red chilli-4

Assafoetida-1/2 tsp

Ingredients- set 2

Onion chopped-1

Tomato chopped-1

Curry leaves-fist full

Coconut-3 tbsp

Tamarind and Salt to taste

Method:

1. Heat pan with two teaspoons of oil, add channa dal first, in a sec add urad dal and other ingredients from the set  -1, fry golden yellow.

2. Now add Ingredient from the set -2, Chopped onion and curry leaves, saute for a while and add rest of the ingredients, saute all together.

3. Allow it to cool, add salt and grind to a coarse chutney. Serve with Idli, Dosa or Appam.