Carrot chutney is a sweet and tangy condiment made from carrots, spices, and coconut. It is commonly used in Indian cuisine as a dip or spread for snacks, sandwiches, and idli/dosa. Here’s a simple recipe to make carrot chutney at home.
Carrot Chutney
Course: ChutneyCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: Easy
Servings
5
servingsPrep time
5
minutesCooking time
10
minutesDiscover how to make carrot chutney, a delightful and versatile condiment in Indian cuisine. Get ready to add sweetness and tanginess to your snacks!
Ingredients
Carrot – 2
Coconut Gratings – 2 tablespoons (optional)
Red Chillies – 4 to 5
Tamarind – A small gooseberry size
Bengal Gram Dhal – 1 tablespoon
Urad Dhal – 1 tablespoon
Hard Asafoetida – 2 small pea size
Oil – 1 tablespoon
Mustard – 1/2 teaspoon
Curry leaves – few
Salt – 1 teaspoon or as per taste
Directions
- Start by peeling the carrots and chopping them into small pieces.
- Heat two teaspoons of oil in a kadai over medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add a pinch of asafoetida, Bengal gram, and urad dals. Fry them until they turn a light golden brown. Then, introduce the red chillies and tamarind to the kadai, frying them briefly. Follow this with the coconut gratings, frying everything together for a few seconds. Finally, add the carrot pieces, frying them just long enough to become slightly tender, for a few seconds. Remove the kadai from the heat and allow the mixture to cool.
- Once cooled, add salt to taste and grind the mixture into a fine paste.
- For the seasoning, heat a small amount of oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, and wait for them to pop. Then, add curry leaves and fry for a few seconds. Pour this seasoning over the ground carrot paste.
Hi This is my first visit to your blog,you have a very nice one….this carrot chutney looks very yummy….
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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…
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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.
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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.
Hi mam its great to write ur blog your carrot chutney too great because I’m s
Learner in cooking its very useful to try dishes you narrated very understanding thank u mam
Thank you Mohanavadivelan for your kind words.
Hi mam, have never seen any blog with these many chutney recipes.. You are really great in replying to blog visitors comment as well..
Thank you so much for sharing the great cooking knowledge u possess with everyone.. Will keep visiting ur blog ..
Regards,
Meena
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Hi Kamala
A friend once gave me recipe which I tried and found to be excellent; although she told me to use it as a dip with pita chips, to me it tasted like chutney.
Red peppers roasted and ground with handful of walnuts, amchur powder, red chillies, paprika powder, and 2 tablespoons of pomegranate juice.
The walnut and juice added a special flavor to the already flavorful red peppers.
Good information Raji. Thank you for sharing.
Hi mam i tried ur carrot chutney.it was really ausum.My husband appreciated me.Thank u so much mam.
Thank you Sivagami for your feed back.
Hi Kamala, Im newcomer to kitchen and ur blog really helps me a lot. Thank you.
Welcome to our site Anitha. Hope you will try some of the recipes and post your feed back.