Onion Chutney – Method I

Name: Onion Chutney – Method I
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: Sambar Onion – 10 to 15; Red Chilli – 3; Bengal gram dhal – 1 tablespoon; Urad dhal – 1 tablespoon; Asafotida – a pinch; Tamarind – a small pea size (or ½ teaspoon tamarind paste); Salt – 1 teaspoon or as per taste; Oil – 2 teaspoon; Mustard - 1/2 teaspoon; Curry leaves - few

Kamala

17 years ago

A simple chutney recipe made with pearl (sambar) onion and red chili.

Onion Chutney – Method I

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Recipe by S Kamala Course: ChutneyCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: Easy

Servings

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Prep time

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Cooking time

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A simple chutney recipe made with pearl (sambar) onion and red chili.

Ingredients

Sambar Onion – 10 to 15
Red Chilli – 3
Bengal gram dhal – 1 tablespoon
Urad dhal – 1 tablespoon
Asafotida – a pinch
Tamarind – a small pea size (or ½ teaspoon tamarind paste)
Salt – 1 teaspoon or as per taste
Oil – 2 teaspoon
Mustard – 1/2 teaspoon
Curry leaves – few

Directions

In a kadai add one teaspoon oil and fry the dhals and chilli. Remove it.
Add the remaining oil and fry the onions slightly. Add the tamarind, asafetida, salt and fried dhals. Grind to a coarse paste.
Season it with mustard seeds and curry leaves.

Notes

You can also use big onion. In that case, cut the onion into medium size pieces and fry in a teaspoon of oil as above.