Red Chili Chutney / Varamilagai Thuvaiyal

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It is an easy to prepare Tamil home recipe, also called Milakai / Chilli / Lal mirchi / Lal mirch / tuvaial / thohaiyal / thovaiyal / thovial / thovaial.


Ingredients:
Red chili (Varamilakai): 7
Tomato (Thakkali): 2
Onion (Vengayam): 1
Tamarind (Puli / imli): A little (A small lemon sized ball)
Curry leaves (Karuveppilai / kari veppilai / kari patha): About 10
Mustard (Kadugu / Rai / Sarson): ½ tsp
Black gram (Uluntham paruppu / uluththam paruppu / Urad dhal / dal): ¼ tsp
Split chick peas (kadalai paruppu / Channa dal): 1 tsp
Oil for frying: 1 table spoon
Salt: As required

Method of preparation:

Cut the onion.
Cut the tomatoes.
Heat 1 tsp of oil in a wok (iruppu chatti / tawa).
Add split chick peas, curry leaves and red chilies.
Wait for spluttering and add onion.
Sauté well.
Add the tomatoes.
Continue sauté for a while.
Add the tamarind ball and stir.
Remove from flame.
After cooling, finely grind all the ingredients with salt.
Heat again 2 tsp of oil in a wok.
Add mustard followed by black gram.
Allow to splutter.
Mix this with the chutney and transfer to a serving dish.
Tastes good with idli / idly, dosai / dosa, Puri, purotta / barotta / parantha, vellai paniyaram, kulipaniyaram, etc.