Tomato Coriander Mint Chutney |tomato kothimbir pudina chutni

This is my hyderabadi  friends recipe .Everyone looks for simple side dishes for dosa or idli..Often we will make coconut chutney,onion chutney and so on..


If you want to impress your family with  a special one then go for this & enjoy the appreciation. the process is same for tomato coriander mint chutney /tomato coriander chutney .Adding either coriander or mint along with tomato  or both coriander and  mint depends totally on your preference .





 Ingredients:

4 tomatoes,chopped

1/2 cup chopped fresh coriander

12-15 mint leaves

1/4 tbsp cumin seeds

1 small piece tamarind (imli)

1 small piece jaggery ( gul)

1 tbsp dahalya /split gram dal /urad dal

2 green chillies

salt to taste

1 tbsp oil

For the tempering /tadka:

1 tsp oil

1/2 mustard seeds (rai)

1 dry red chilli

pinch of hing/asafoetida

8-10 curry leaves


Method:

1 Heat 2 tsps oil in a kadhai (yok) Add the cumin and let them brown. Add split chana dal and allow it to turn red. Add the slit green chillis and saute for a 30 secs. Next add the chopped coriander and mint and saute further for 2 mts. Remove and keep aside.
 2 In the same pan, add remaining oil, add the chopped tomatoes and on medium flame saute till the rawness of tomato disappears,& they turn pulpy and the water evaporates.Remove and cool.
 3 Grind the cumin-urad dal-green chillis-mint-coriander leaves first and then add the sauteed tomatoes,imli,jaggery and salt, grind to a coarse paste adding a 2-3 tbsps of water. Remove into a bowl.
 4 Heat oil in a pan for the tempering, add the mustard seeds, let them pop and add the dry red chilli and curry leaves and fry for a few secs. Finally add the asafoetida and immediately add the seasoning to the ground pachadi.
5. Serve with hot idlis/uttapam/ or dosas.