Beetroot Chutney Recipe – Easy Chutney Recipes

Chutney make a great accompanyment for idli or dosa. I make them with any veg i have on hand. This is a chutney which i came up with couple of days back when i made my cornmeal idli. This chutney is made with beetroots and tomatoes. I love the colour of this chutney and it taste so yummy, It wont taste like beetroot at all.

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Chilli Garlic Chutney

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

Preparation Time : 5 mins
Cooking Time : 10 to 15 mins
Serves : 4


Ingredients:

Oil – 2 tsp
Chana Dal / Kadalai Paruppu – 1 tblspn
Dry Red Chillies – 2 to 3
Garlic – 3 cloves
Beetroot – 1 large peeled and chopped finely
Tomato – 1 medium size chopped finely
Salt to taste
Tamarind Pulp – 1 tsp or to taste

For Seasoning:
Oil – 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds / Kaduku – 1/2 tsp
Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu – 1/2 tsp

Method:

Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan, add in chana dal, chillies and garlic. Saute for couple of mins till it turns golden. Remove this to a mixer and cool it.

In the same oil, add in beetroots and tomatoes. Saute this and cook for 5 to 8 mins till it is cooked.

Remove it to the same blender. Add in salt and tamarind. Puree smoothly, add water if needed.

Now pour this in a bowl. 

Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan, add in mustard and urad dal. Cook for few sec. Pour over chutney and mix well.

Serve with idli or dosa.

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