CHOW CHOW THUKAIYAL

Ingredients:
Chow chow- 1 [medium sized], chopped tomatoes- ½ cup, lentils- 2 tbsp, black gram- 1 tbsp, asafotida- a pea-sized, tamarind- a marble sized, red chillies-3, green chillies-2, oil- 2 tbsp, salt to taste

Procedure:
Cut the chow chow in to small pieces. Heat a kadai and pour the oil. Add the dals and the asafotida. Fry them to a golden brown colour. Then add the chow chow pieces with the chillies and fry till the vegetable become soft. When cooled, grind all the ingredients with the tamarind and enough salt to a coarse paste.