Heat 1 tsp of oil in a frying pan. Add in red chili, gram dal, urad dal, coriander seeds and horse gram.
Start frying all the ingredients under medium flame. Roast until dals are brown and horsegram starts popping. Do not over roast it. Over roasting may give bitter taste to the chutney.
Next add in curry leaves and fry until crisp.
After roasting, switch off the stove. Add in fresh grated coconut.
Wait until cool, then transfer the roasted ingredients into a mixie jar.
Add in salt and tamarind using required water.
Add in tamarind extract. Grind until fine by adding required water.
At the end add in 2 cloves of garlic and coarse grind it. Please note, adding garlic is optional and you can skip it.
Transfer the ground chutney into a bowl.
Temper it with oil, red chili, curry leaves, asafoetida and mustard seeds. This chutney tastes good with rice or dosa or idli.