Capsicum Chutney

Makes: 2 to 3 servings

Ingredients:

Capsicum – 2 cups (finely chopped)

Desiccated coconut – ½ cup

Roasted gram dal – 1 tablespoon

Salt – ½ teaspoon

Green chilli – 1

Ginger – ½ inch piece

Hing – ¼ teaspoon

Sesame oil – 1 teaspoon

Tempering:

Sesame oil – 2 teaspoons

Mustard seeds – ½ teaspoon

Urad dal – ½ teaspoon

Channa dal – ½ teaspoon

Method:

  1. Heat oil in a flat pan and add chopped capsicum.
  2. Sprinkle a handful of water and cook closed for a minute or 2 & then cook in open pan for another minute.
  3. Allow to cool down and grind along with desiccated coconut, green chilli, roasted gram dal, ginger and salt.
  4. Heat oil in another pan, add oil and mustard seeds.
  5. Once mustard seeds splutter, add the dals and fry till golden brown.
  6. Add tempering to the chutney and serve along with dosa, idli, oothappam.