Spicy Tomato Chutney

Ingredients

• Onions - 2
• Dry red chilli- 2
• Tomatoes - 2
• Curry leaves - 2 Spring
• Mustard seeds - 1 Tsp
• White urad dal - 2 Tsp
• Water - 1/4  Cup
• Gingelly oil - 2 Tsp
• Tamarind paste - 2 Tsp
• Salt to taste

Method

• First finely chop the onions and tomatoes and set aside.
• Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan on medium flame, add the dry red chillies, 1 chopped onion and 1 chopped tomato and saute them for about 5 minutes. Turn off the flame and allow to cool.
• Transfer this mixture to a mixer-jar, grind to a paste with 2 tablespoons of water.
• In the same pan, heat the remaining gingelly oil, add mustard seeds and allow it to crackle.
• Next add urad dal and curry leaves and saute for a couple of minutes or until the urad dal turns golden.
• Now add the remaining chopped onions and cook until the onions becomes transparent.You can also use sambhar onion for better taste
• At this stage add in the remaining tomatoes, cover and cook. The tomatoes must be soft yet chunky. 
• Finally add in the ground chili-tomato-onion mixture to the kadai along with a little water, mix well and bring to a single boil.
• Turn off the flame . Tomato chutney is ready to be served. 
• Served usually with bondas, idli and dosa, it can also be enjoyed with steaming hot rice or some chapatis.