Urad dal chutney / Minappapu pacchadi

This is a simple authentic chutney that can be used as a dip for chapathi/roti/rotti, and can also be served with rice. It is easy to make and very delicious at the same time.

Ingredients:

• Urad dal : 2 tblspn
• Dry red chillies : 4-5
• Cumin seeds(jeelakarra) : 1/2 tspn
• Jaggery : a big pinch
• Salt : as per taste
• Tamarind : marble size
• Onion : 1
• Oil : 1 tspn

For seasoning:

• Mustard : 1 tspn
• Cumin : 1 tspn
• Asefoetida : a pinch
• Curry leaves : 6-7
• Oil : 1/ 2 tspn

Procedure:

1. Soak tamarind in little water , and extract a thick tamarind juice from it .
2. Heat 1 tspn oil in a pan ,add urad dal , red chillies , cumin seeds ,and fry till the color changes to golden brown.
3. Let it cool for 5 mins and grind it to a fine powder using a mixer or blender.
4. Add grinded powder , salt , jaggery , chopped onions to the tamarind juice .
5. Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard ,cumin , asefoetida ,curry leaves. Turn off the stove when it starts to  crackle, and mix this seasoning to the chutney.