Tomato Dal Chutney

Tomato Dal Chutney is my all time favourite for dosa. This is a versatile chutney / dip. This tomato dal chutney goes well with chapathi, puri, idli, dosa, idiyappam and uthappam. It can also be served mixed in hot rice. It can be used as a dip for any veggie and tortilla chips. This tomato dal chutney is a new twist to the regular tomato chutney that I always make. Tomato Dal Chutney can be used as a spread over dosa for lunch box and the dosa wrap will remain moist till the lunch hour. All the ingredients are fried and ground to paste, so they will not get spoiled for hours. You can also sauté / steam or grill any veggies and roll it in the dosa / chapathi wrap spread with tomato dal chutney.

Tomato Dal Chutney 

Ingredients

For Chutney

Tomato - 2

Onion - 1

Garlic - 2 cloves

Red Chilly - 5

Toor Dal - 2 tbsp

Bengal Gram - 3 tbsp

Urad Dal - 1 tbsp

Coconut grated - 3 tbsp

Tamarind paste - 1 tbsp

Curry leaves few (optional)

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

For Tempering

                  Oil

Mustard

Curry leaves

Preparation Method

1. Fry each ingredient for chutney in a dry kadai separately, except tamarind.

2. Cool and grind it to a fine paste along with tamarind. Add water if required.

3. Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard and when it crackles add curry leaves. Add this to the chutney.

Notes

• All the ingredients are fried and ground to paste, so this chutney will not get spoiled soon. It can be packed in the lunch box and it will stay good till lunch.

• Sautéed / steamed or grilled veggies can be mixed with this tomato dal chutney and served as a side dish for variety rice like lemon rice and coconut rice.