INGREDIENTS:
Peanuts: 1/3 cup
Tomato - 1 medium sized
Small Onions - 1/2 cup
Curry leaves - a handful
Green Chilli - 1 no.
Garlic - 7 to 8 pods
Dessicated coconut powder - 1 teaspoon
Salt - as required
Oil - 1 tablespoon
SEASONING:
Oil - 1 teaspoon
Mustard - 1 teaspoon
Urad dal - 1 teaspoon
Asafoetida powder - as required
METHOD:
1. In a pan, dry roast peanuts and set aside. Cut onions , tomato and green chilli. Prepare all the ingredients ready.
2. In a pan, add a tablespoon of oil. First add garlic, greenchilli and curry leaves. Then add small onions, salt and fry for some time.
3. Now add the tomatoes and fry, till the tomatoes turn soft and mushy. Then add a teaspoon of dessicated coconut powder and fry for two minutes.
4. Allow the above contents to cool down. In the mixer, add the roasted peanuts and grind them to powder. Now add the above tomato onion mixture to the grinded peanuts and grind them all to a fine paste.
5. In a pan, take oil and add the items mentioned in the "seasoning" section and pour it over the chutney and mix well. peanut tomato chutney is ready. Serve with idly , dosa or chappathi.