Simple besan chutney or bombay chutney made using gram flour, spices and fresh onions and tomatoes which makes it taste amazing with idli or dosa.
Besan Chutney Recipe
This is a really quick side dish for dosa or idli. You can make this in few mins and this will be a change from your usual onion, tomato and coconut chutneys. I loved this recipe so much, i made it twice in a row. I have another version of this recipe which i call my instant sambar or thideer sambar, will share it soon.
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Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.
How to Make Bombay Chutney
- Heat oil in a pan, add mustard and urad dal and let them sizzle.
- Add in curry leaves and let them sizzle.
- Add in onions, chilli and tomatoes. Cook that for couple of mins.
- Now add in turmeric and salt and mix well.
- Add in gram flour and toast for 2 mins on a low heat.
- Now add in water and mix well. Bring this to a boil and simmer for few more mins.
- Now add in salt, sugar, lemon juice and coriander leaves.
- Serve this with idli or dosa.
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Bombay Chutney Recipe | How to Make Besan Chutney
Ingredients
- Oil - 1 tblspn
- Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
- Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu - 1 tsp
- Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
- Onion - 1 medium size chopped
- Tomato - 1 medium size chopped
- Green Chilli - 2 chopped
- Salt to taste
- Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
- Gram Flour / Kadalai Mavu / Besan - 3 tblspn
- Water as needed
- Sugar - ¼ tsp
- Lemon Juice to taste
- Coriander Leaves a handful chopped
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan, add mustard and urad dal and let them sizzle.
- Add in curry leaves and let them sizzle.
- Add in onions, chilli and tomatoes. Cook that for couple of mins.
- Now add in turmeric and salt and mix well.
- Add in gram flour and toast for 2 mins on a low heat.
- Now add in water and mix well. Bring this to a boil and simmer for few more mins.
- Now add in salt, sugar, lemon juice and coriander leaves.
- Serve this with idli or dosa.
Bombay Chutney Step by Step
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Sumi
Very nice pics..well explained
Anonymous
Lemon juice mandatory?
Aarthi
u can skip it. but it adds a nice tart flavour
Anonymous
Very nice
Anonymous
You can grind whole gram and aombhu together you will get a even better flavour
Akhila Menon
Looks yummy... Will surely give it a try..
Akhila Menon
Looks yummy... Will surely give it a try..
collins
I tried it . But it tastes little sour .