Begin with heating oil in a pan.
Season it with curry leaves, chilies and garlic and roast on medium heat for a couple minutes.
Next add the peanut and the channa dal and roast for another couple minutes.
Then add coconut and roast for a couple minutes again. Followed by fresh cilantro and roast for another couple minutes.
Allow the mix to cool. Once cool, toss all the ingredients along with salt. Gradually add tamarind water and blitz to ger a smooth pourable consistency chutney.
Make sure to taste, adjust the salt and spice to your taste. Transfer the chutney in a bowl.
In another pan heat oil and temper it with mustard seeds and whole red chilies until they sizzle for a few seconds.
Pour the tempering over the chutney and gently stir, allowing some of the oil to remain on top.