Thakkali Kothamalli Chutney Recipe
Everyone looks for simple side dishes 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.
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Tomato Cilantro Chutney Recipe
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
- 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..
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Take all your ingredients (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.. |
Aruna Manikandan
Chutney looks delicious dear...
will try this for dinner 🙂
Chic & Gorgeous Treats
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
Rekha shoban
last i tried this chutney...i have added curry with coriander leaves...looks yummy...perfect with idly n dosa!
shanu priya
Did this chutney for dosa n my husband loved it very much... Thanks for the wonderful recipe
Anonymous
Thanks for such a yummy recipe Aarthi , tried it tonight and came out great.