vegetable chutney

Ingredients

onion 1 big
tomatoes 4
carrot 1 big
fresh coriander leaves  1 big bunch
green chillies 3-4, depending on how spicy it is
tamarind  2 tbsp
ginger 2"
garlic 3-4 pearls
salt to taste
mustard seeds 2 tsp
udad dal  2 tbsp
oil 4 tsp
hing little

Method
heat 1 tsp of oil in a kadai/ pan,  add mustard seeds, once it crackles, add dal, fry well, add hing, tamarind & remove.
in the same pan/ kadai, add 3 tsp,  add chopped ginger, garlic, fry little, add chopped onion, wee bit salt, once onion is slightly pink, add tomatoes, carrot finely chopped, saute till cooked.
cool, add chopped coriander leaves.,
grind the dal & tamarind first, then add the vegetable, salt & grind, if need be add little water.

This chutney will go well with dosa, uttapam, idli, bread, roti, pancakes.

It is very healthy, as it has Vitamin A from carrot, C from chillies & coriander,  tomatoes are rich in lycopene, antioxidants, tamarind has lots of medicinal values too. ginger has so many good properties, right from digestion, daily taken reduces arthritis to name a few, garlic too has anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory properties, good for digestion to name a few.