Thakali - Puthina Chutney / Tomato - Mint leaves chutney

Many people do not like the flavour of mint chutney, when mint is used alone. So for those people, to supress the flavour and to add up a new recipe, they can try in this way.

Ingredients:

• Tomato-2
• Onion-2
• Mint leaves-3 tablespoons
• Red chilli-2 or 3
• Urad dal-1/2 tablespoon
• Coriander seeds-1 tablespoon
• Asafoetida- a pinch
  
• Oil-1 tablespoon
• Salt
• For seasoning:Mustard, Urad dal, Curry leaves.

Method:

• Cut onions and tomatoes into large pieces.
• Heat little oil in pan and add the urad dal, cumin seeds, red chillies, and the asafoetida.
• When it starts spluttering, add cut onions.
• When the onion is half cooked add the tomatoes.
• After 3 -4 mins, add the mint leaves and allow it to cook well.
• After allowing sufficient time to cool, grind it into a coarse paste.
• Heat little oil in a pan seperately and add the seasoning as usual (see previous posts for details) and add the paste.
• Cook it for few more minutes and serve it with hot idlis and dosas.