Mint Tomato Chutney

Ingredients

• • Mint leaves - 1 cup
• • Onions (peeled, small) - 10
• • Tomatoes (diced) - 2
• • Urad dal - 1 tablespoon
• • Green chillies (chopped) - 5
• • Coconut (grated, fresh) - 2 tablespoons
• • Tamarind (soaked in water) - small lime size
• • Salt - as required
• • Oil (for roasting & for seasoning) - as required

Ingredients For Seasoning

• • Mustard seeds - ¼ teaspoon
• • Asafoetida - 2 pinches

Method

• 1. Roast urad dal with ½ Teaspoon of oil until golden.
• 2. Add coconut at the end, fry until it changes its colour.
• 3. Take out from fire and transfer to a plate.
• 4. Heat another teaspoon of oil in that same frying pan and fry chopped green chillies, small onions and then mint leaves, tomatoes.
• 5. Fry until moisture is evaporated and allow to cool thoroughly.
• 6. Add salt, tamarind to that and grind all the roasted, fried ingredients together to chutney consistency.
• 7. Heat½ Teaspoon of oil add mustard seeds, allow to crackle, add asafoetida in that hot oil and add to chutney.
• 8. Mix well and serve.