Tomato & Garlic Chutney

Ingredients:

1. Ripe Tomatoes - 4 medium
2. Onion - 1 small chopped
3. Green chillies - 2 chopped
4. Garlic - 10 cloves peeled
5. Dry red chilies - 4
6. Urud Dal - 1 tbsp
7. sugar - 1/2 tsp
8. salt - to taste
9. Oil - 1 tbsp + 1 tsp
10. Hing/Asafotedia - a pinch
11. Curry leaves - 1 spring
12. turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
13. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
14. Jeera/Cumin seeds - a pinch

Method:

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan and add the urud dal and stirfry for 30 seconds until it starts toasting .
Add in the dry red chilly and stir.
Add the Garlic , onion, green chillies  & tomatoes and fry for few minutes until the tomatoes start breaking up.
Add Turmeric powder,asafotedia, salt and sugar and mix well.
Cook for a minute and then let the mixture cool.
Once cooled grind the mix without adding any water and keep aside (2 pulses in the blender is enough) dont make it into a very smooth paste .
Heat the remaining 1 tsp oil and splutter the mustard seeds , jeera and curry leaves and pour onto the chutney.
Serve with Idili/dosa/chappathi/rice etc.