ONION AND TOMATO CHUTNEY

ONION AND TOMATO CHUTNEY  

Tomato onion chutney is a very easy and tasty side dish for idly & dhosai. I didn’t have the thought of posting this recipe,because in tamilnadu, most of the people will know this recipe.

Actually my friend requested me to post this recipe. So am posting here. :)

It is a very basic recipe. With this you can make so many variations and each time the taste will also differ.

ONION TOMATO CHUTNEY

RECIPE TYPE: SIDE DISH | CUISINE: SOUTH INDIAN |

SERVES: 2 PERSONS |PREPARATION TIME: 5 Min| COOKING TIME: 5 MIN

INGREDIENTS:

Onion                                        1

Tomato                                     1

Garlic                                       5 or 6 cloves

Oil                                            ½ tsp

Red chilly                                  3 or 4

Salt                                          As per your taste

For Tempering:

Oil                                            ½ tsp

Mustard Seeds                          ½ tsp

Urad dhal                                 1 tsp

Curry leaves                              few leaves

*tsp: Teaspoon|||| *tbls: Table spoon

METHOD:

Roughly chop onion and tomatoes keep other ingredients also ready.

In a Kadai add oil and roast red chillies and then add onion and garlic and sauté.

Once onion becomes translucent add chopped tomatoes.

Saute till the tomatoes become mushy.

Let it cool. Add required salt and grind in mixer with little water.

In kadai temper the items given for tempering and serve.

It Goes well with idly, dhosai and Adai.

VARIATIONS:

• You can add an inch piece of ginger also while grinding.
• You can add 1 tbls of Channa dhal or urad dhal or both ½ tbls. First roast them in ½ tsp oil and add while grinding.
• You can even add 1 tbls of shredded coconut while grinding.
• 1 tbls of Roasted Gram also while grinding.

*tbls: Tablespoon

NOTES:

• In this recipe I didn’t add tamarind. If you want more sour taste you can add little tamarind while grinding.
• You can add one more red chilly if you want it spicier.