India is famous for its spicy chutneys & pickles. Each region has its own version of these spicy side dishes. Chutneys & pickles play a very important role in the Indian cuisine. They add spice to the food we eat.
Preparation Time:10 mts Cooking Time:10 mts Serves: 2
Ingredients:
Big onions - 1 big/ 2 small
Tomato - 2 nos.
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Urud dal - 2 tsp
Red chillies - 4 nos
Refined oil - 2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Method:
Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan & fry the mustard seeds & urud dal till urud dal is brown in color. Remove it & put it in the mixer. Add the balance oil in the pan & fry the onion & tomato with the salt till they are soft. Powder the Dal mixture, add the onion & tomato & grind them all together till it is ground to a smooth paste. Tomato onion chutney is ready.
Variation:
We can make this chutney with just onions. If there are no tomatoes, we can add some tamarind instead & grind.
Tips:
- For those who like the taste of fresh coriander leaves, add little of that while grinding the chutney. It will give a wonderful taste.
- Adding one or two cloves of garlic while frying the onion & tomato will give a garlic flavour to the chutney.
This chutney can be had with idli, dosai, adai, kuzhipaniyaram, puri etc.
Try it & enjoy.
Nice, my mother makes a version where she adds white till (ellu) with red chillies. This kutty red chilli is relatively difficult to get in Bangalore. Here, they use long varieties of red chillies widely,small ones are available in super markets only.
ReplyDeleteIt looks good Amma, I will have to make this one day.
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