Onion Chutney

⚠ Not yet reviewed against the source — may contain OCR/transcription errors.

November 17, 2009

This chutney is a must have in the family with dosa, pesaratt dosa, idlis etc. Nice & chatpata.

Do try it out.

Ingredients

• onion - 3 medium sized, roughly chopped
• grated coconut - 2 tbsp ( optional)
• dry red chillies - 3
• urad dal ( broken & without skin ) - 2 tsp
• mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• oil - 4 tsp
• hing/ asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
• tamarind - a very small piece
• or
• tamarind paste - 1/4 tsp
• salt to taste

Method

1. Heat 2 tsp of oil in a kadhai & fry the onions for a few minutes, till it starts getting transparent. Keep aside.
2. In another kadhai , heat the remaining oil, add the mustard & let them crackle. Then add the urad dal, red chillies, & hing & fry until the dal becomes slightly reddish. Remove from fire.
3. In the mixer first grind the fried red chillies until they are more or less powdered. Then add the urad dal& hing mixture,& grind for a another minute or two, until the dal is roughly powdered . Now add the tamarind bit & grind for another minute.
4. Then add the onions & coconut & the salt & just give a quick turn in the mixer. The onion mixture should not be ground to a smooth paste….it should be roughly ground.
5. Put the chutney into a serving bowl & serve with idly, dosa or pesaratt dosa.

Source: chitti