Spread the Joy!
Everyone looks for simple sidedishes for dosa or idli..Often we will make coconut chutney,onion chutney and so on..If you want to indulge in a special one then make this and have.
I love the combination of tomato and cilantro packed together in one delicious dish..I want everyone to give it a try…I hope you will..
Here you go for the step by step recipe with pictures..
Ingrediants:
Tomato-4 large chopped
Onion-1 chopped
Dry Red chilli-4
Cilantro / Coriander leaves-2 cups
Tamarind-1 tsp
Cumin seeds / Jeerakam-1 tsp
Salt to taste
Sugar-1 tsp
Oil-1 tblspn
For Seasoning / Tempering:
Oil-1 tblspn
Mustard seeds / Kaduku-1 tsp
Cumin seeds / Jeerakam-1 tsp
Channa Dal / Kadala Paruppu-1 tsp
Urad dal / Ulundam paruppu-1 tsp
Asafoetida / Kaya podi / Hing- ¼ tsp
Dry red chilli-1
Curry leaves-1 spring
Method:
Heat oil in a kadai..Add in cumin seeds and dry red chillies..Fry them for 1 min.
Add in onions,tomatoes,tamarind,salt and sugar..Cook this for 5 mins.
Add in chopped cilantro and mix well.Let this cool down.
Blend it into a smooth paste..Set this aside for a moment.
Now make tempering by heating oil and crackling mustard and cumin..Add in urad dal,channa dal,dry red chilli,hing and curry leaves..
Now pour the blended chutney in this and mix well.
Serve hot with idli or dosa..
Pictorial:
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| Take all your ingrediants (add sugar in this list) |
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| Heat oil and crackle in cumin seeds |
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| add in dry red chillies |
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| add in onions |
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| and tomatoes |
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| add in tamarind and mix well |
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| Season with salt |
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| and some sugar (this balances everything) |
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| add a bunch of cilantro |
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| cook for few more minutes |
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| allow to cool and take it in a blender |
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| make into a smooth paste |
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| This is the ingrediants for seasonings |
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| crackle cumin and mustard in oil |
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| add in channa dal and urad dal |
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| add in dry red chilli and a pinch of hing |
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| throw in curry leaves and step back.. |
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| add in the blended chutney and mix well |
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| Serve.. |
Spread the Joy!
Chutney looks delicious dear…
will try this for dinner 🙂
Oh yumm.. I love chutney. Can I have this with dhosai? I really love Indian cuisine. Be it nothern or southern.. I would really love to try make this. Thanks for buzzing me too over my blog. Cheers, Jo
last i tried this chutney…i have added curry with coriander leaves…looks yummy…perfect with idly n dosa!
Did this chutney for dosa n my husband loved it very much… Thanks for the wonderful recipe
Thanks for such a yummy recipe Aarthi , tried it tonight and came out great.