Kara chutney
Kara chutney, from above
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Kara chutney

Onion, tomato and red chilli sauteed and ground fiery red. The dosa chutney that bites back.

20 minTime
1 gProtein each
hotSpice
Hot and red2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayOnion, tomato, red chilli and garlic.
The original
49kcalsame
1 gproteinsame
1 gfibresame
20minutessame

Classic kara chutney.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Onion1 large, chopped
Tomato2 medium, chopped
Dried red chilli5 to 6
Garlic3 cloves
Tamarinda small piece
Salt¾ tsp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1 tbsp
Mustard seeds½ tsp
Urad dal (split black gram)½ tsp
Curry leavesa sprig

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Heat 2 tsp oil and fry the red chillies and garlic for a minute.
  2. 2Add onion and cook until soft and light golden, then tomato and tamarind until mushy.
  3. 3Cool and grind with salt to a smooth paste.
  4. 4Temper mustard, urad dal and curry leaves in the remaining oil and pour over.
Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

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What goes with Kara chutney: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Curd rice10 min
Bread or rice Ellu sadam20 min
With a main Mor kuzhambu35 min
With a main Kambu koozh40 min
To drink Nungu sarbath10 min
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