1. Heat a fry pan over medium low heat. When hot add chana dal and roast, tossing them around until they turn reddish. Transfer to a bowl. In the same fry pan roast urad dhal until they turn reddish. Mix with roasted chana dal. 

2. Heat oil in the same pan, add chillies and fry stirring continuously until chillies turn light brown. Add to roasted dhals. Fry curry leaves in the same pan until the leaves curl. Add to roasted dhals.

3. Place coconut in the same pan, roast on low heat, stirring continuously until it turns slightly yellowish. Transfer to a plate.

4. Remove seeds and stringy bits from tamarind. Spread on a plate.

5. Combine all ingredients except coconut, grind to a coarse powder. Add coconut and grind to a fine powder. Store in an airtight container.

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Serve with Indian flatbreads or wholemeal Lebanese bread or dosae (rice and lentil pancake) with fat free yoghurt on the side. 

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Tips and variations: 

• Use asafoetida instead of garlic. 

• Make it in bulk and store in the fridge for 6 months or in the freezer for 1 year. 

• This chutney powder mixed with fat free yoghurt, eaten with wholemeal lebanese bread makes a quick healthy meal. Adding a side salad makes it a complete meal.​​