Kara Chutney

Ingredients:

1. Onions (big) - 2 Nos.(cubed) / Shallots - 15-20 Nos.
2. Tomatoes - 2 Nos. (cubed)
3. Red Chillies - 3 Nos.
4. Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon.
5. Oil - 2 tablespoon
6. Asafoetida powder - little
7. Salt to taste

Preparation:

Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan. Fry the redchillies for a minute and add in onions and fry till it become transulent. Now, add in tomatoes and fry for two minutes. Take it off the stove. Cool it and grind it in the mixer with little salt (preferably rock salt). I always use rock salt for making chutneys and podis. Now heat a pan with the rest of the oil, splutter in mustard seeds, two red chillies and asafoetida. Pour the tempering over the chutney and serve with Idlis, dosas and appams.