TRI COLOUR BELL PEPPER CHUTNEY / SPICY TRI COLOUR BELL PEPPER CHUTNEY

This is a flavourful and easiest chutney with tri colour bell peppers. Goes well as a side dish for all south indian breakfast. 

INGREDIENTS:

Tri-colour bell peppers (green,red and yellow) - 3 cups
Tamarind - half the key lime size
Urad dhal - 1 tablespoon
Toor dhal - 1 tablespoon
Dry red chillies - 4
Hing - a generous pinch
Oil - 1 tablespoon
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp.

Curry leaves - few (optional)

Salt - to taste

METHOD:

Heat a tablespoon of oil, add urad dal, toor dhal, hing and dry red chillies and fry until the dhals turn golden brown. Add chopped tri-colour bell peppers, tamarind and saute for a while until you see white spots on the bell peppers. When cool, add salt and grind in a mixie to a thick paste. Temper with mustard seeds and curry leaves.

Serve with idli, dosa, rava dosa, Uthappam or arisi upma.

NOTE : Capsicum can be substituted for tri color peppers.