CARROT TOMATO CHUTNEY

Ingredients

2 nos carrot medium size

1 tomato chopped

6-8 dry chilli

5-10 cloves garlic chopped

pinch asafoetida

1 tsp cumin powder

1 tbsp urad dal

1 tbsp coconut oil

salt as per taste

Method

Wash and peel the carrots.  Cut tomatoes and carrots into medium sized cube.
Heat a kadai and heat a tbsp of oil on medium flame.
Add the dry chillies and urad dal  and cook for a minute. Add chopped garlic, asafoetida, cumin powder  and saute till light brown, now add carrot and tomato cubes.
Sprinkle some salt which helps the vegetables to release some water and makes cooking faster.
Cook covered till the tomatoes are soft and mushy.  
Remove the lid and cook for few more minutes till all the water released by tomatoes is almost evaporated.
When cooled, grind the cooked mixture  in a mixer grinder.
Add  salt.
Transfer to a serving bowl.
Goes well with dosas or idlis.