- Carrot – 2
- Red Chillies – 4 to 5
- Tamarind - A small gooseberry size
- Bengal Gram Dhal – 1 tablespoon
- Urad Dhal – 1 tablespoon
- Asafotida Powder - a pinch
- Oil – 2 teaspoons
- Salt – 1 teaspoon or as per taste
Remove the skin from carrot and cut it into medium size pieces.
In a kadai put the oil and when it is hot add Bengal gram and Urad dhals and fry till it turns light brown. Add red chillies, asafotida, tamarind and fry. Then add carrot pieces and fry just for a second. Remove from stove and cool it.
Add salt and grind to a fine paste.
Hi This is my first visit to your blog,you have a very nice one….this carrot chutney looks very yummy….
Hi Usha,
Thank you for visiting my site and your comments.
Wow, carrot chutney is new to me! sounds delicious
It is nutricious too. Unlike coconut chutney, there is no fat content in carrot chutney and anybody can have it.
hey..
this carrot chutney sounds greaat. am going to try that today.. u said right by calling it a nutricous chutney…
Hi Geetha,
Thank you for visiting my site and posting your comments.
hi kamala,
carrot chutney was very delicious,my husband loved it very much.thanks kamala for ur lovely recipes.when i have any doubts while cooking i open ur blog and get my doubts cleared.
ur blog is very very useful its an one stop point for me, for all tamil nadu’s recipes.
Hi Lavanya,
Thank you for your comments. Really happy to note that my site is somewhat useful to you.
hi kamala,carrot chutney was very different and very tasty.my husband like it.
Hi Roja,
Welcome to my site. Nice to hear your husband liked it.
I love the recipes from your site and I just tried this carrot chutney. Came out so nice and so simple recipe. Thank you for the lovely recipes and photos. My husband is from Thanjavoor dt and all these recipes helps me to make those traditional dishes.
Nice to hear your feed back on my receipes. I too from Thanjavur.
hi,
ur recipies r looking so good,especially the carrot chutney looks yummy,but,with which main dish it’ll go nice,either rice,idlly,dosa,chappatti,etc.
rply pls
thank u
Thank you Yaal for visiting my site and your kind comments. This chutney will go well with Idli and Dosa. But can be taken with chapati too. With rice also you can try – may be it tastes like carrot rice.