ONION CHUTNEY

Onion chutney (Vengaya chutney) recipe

Prep Time: 5 mins    |  Cook time: 10 mins    |  Serves: 3

Ingredients

Small onion(shallots), Chopped	3/4 cup
Red chillies	5
Tamarind	2 pinches
Salt	3/4 tsp

To Temper

Oil	2 tsp
Mustard	3/4 tsp
Urad dal	1 tsp
Curry leaves	1 sprig

 

Method

1. In a kadai add a tsp of oil fry red chillies and add peeled chopped small onion and fry until golden spots appear here and there. Cool down and grind to a smooth paste with little water,tamarind and salt.
2. Heat oil in kadai and temper with the items given under ‘To temper’ table and pour the ground mix with little more water. (1/8 cup) Immediately switch off the stove and give a stir.

Notes

• You can grind bit coarse too.
• If you want you can add 2 tblsp of coconut along with this.
• If you want, you can just fry the onion and add red chilli powder instead using the whole ones. This will give a bright red chutney.

 
               Serve with idli or best with godhuma dosai or else like me Nei podi dosai. Tastes heaven!

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