Pottukadalai/Roasted Gram Chutney

 

Ingredients:

Pottukadalai - 1/2 cup
Coconut - Little (app 1 tbsp)
Green Chilly - 2
Garlic - 4
Ginger - small piece
Tamrind - small piece
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Dry Red Chilly - 1
Curry Leaves - a sprig
Salt, Water, Oil - As reqd

Method:

• In a blender add in roasted gram, coconut, chilly and ginger.
• Add in garlic, salt, tamrind and blend it.
• At this stage, you can add one small onion (shallots/chinna vengayam).
• Add requried water and blend it.
• This chutney will be of thin consistency.
• Heat oil in pan.
• Add in mustard seeds, urad dal and dry red chilly(deseed and add).
• Add in curry leaves.
• Add this to chutney.
• Goes good with idly/dosa/upma.