Feb 13, 2012

Red capsicum and Tomato chutney.




Ingredients :

Tomato ( medium ) - 1 ( cut into pieces )
Capsicum – 1 ( cut into pieces )
Cumin seeds ( Jeera ) - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Garlic pods - 4
Red chillies – 3
Black gram (Urad dal ) - 1 tsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Curry leaves - A strip
Salt – To taste

Method :

Heat a pan, add red pepper, garlic and dry roast. Once they become soft, remove from the pan. Add the onion to the pan and dry roast until they turn translucent, add the tomotoes and red chillis fry until they are soft.
Add all the dry-roasted ingredients and salt to the mixer and grind into smooth puree without adding any water. Transfer the ground paste in a bowl.
In a seasoning ladle, heat oil. Add mustard seeds and jeera. When they become to crackle, add black gram ( urad dhal ) and curry leaves. Once it crackles, add it to the ground paste.
Serve with idlis & dosas.