TOMATO COCONUT CHUTNEY

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Ingredients required

• Coconut pieces - 1 cup
• Chopped tomato - 2 cup
• Green chilly - 12
• Chana dal - ½ tsp
• Urad dal - ½ tsp
• Cumin(jeera)seeds - 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds - ¼ tsp
• Red chilly - 1
• Tamarind paste - ¼ tsp
• Mashed garlic - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - as required
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Oil - 5 tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Asafoetida(hing) - pinch

       Method to prepare

      1. Take a pan, add 4 tsp oil, allow to heat.

      2. Add chana dal, urad dal, ½ tsp cumin seeds and fry for 1 minute in medium flame.

      3. Now add green chilly, tomato, turmeric powder, salt and fry until tomato cook well.

      4. Then add ½ tsp garlic, tamarind paste, close the lid and cook for 2 minutes in medium flame.

      5. When water oozes out, open the lid and cook until entire water absorbs.

      6. Switch off the flame, add coconut pieces and grind the mixture.

      7. For tampering, add 1tsp oil to a pan and allow to heat. 

      8. Add mustard seeds, rest of the cumin seeds & garlic, red chilly, curry leaves, hing, fry for one minute, add

          to mixture and mix well.

      9. Tasty tomato coconut pachadi is ready, serve with rice.