Split chick pea - coconut chutney

This chutney tastes good with breakfast items like idly, dosa, pongal etc.

Preparation time: 15 min.

Ingredients:

Split chick pea(Chana Dal): 5 tbsp

Grated Coconut: 5 tbsp

Green chili: 2

Garlic: 2 cloves

Split black gram( Urad Dal): 1 tsp

Mustard seeds: 1 tsp

Cumin seeds: 1 tsp

Tamarind/ lemon

If it is tamarind: 1 lemon sized (soak it in half a cup of water for 15 min. or heat it along with water in microwave for 2 min.)

If it is lemon: 1 lemon

Curry leaves: 5-6

Red chili: 1-2

Salt to taste

Oil: 2 tsp

Method:

Dry roast chick peas and keep them aside.

Heat oil in pan, add the following in the same order:

Green chili, garlic, black gram, mustard, cumin, coconut.

When it is lukewarm, grind them into fine paste.

Add chick pea and blend it again.

Now add soaked tamarind along with water, coconut and salt.

Blend all these into a fine paste.

Chutney is finished.

To add a little more taste, follow this:

Heat oil in pan, add mustard and curry leaves. Saute for 2 min.

Add this to chutney.

Serve breakfast items along with chutney.

To this chutney, yogurt can also be added. This gives a different taste.