Kara Chutney | Spicy Kara Chutney
– a spicy South Indian style chutney which pairs well withidli, dosa and South Indian snacks.
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp chana dal
- 1 tbsp udad dal
- 1 tbsp oil
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 4 dry red chilly
- 2 onions, sliced
- 2 tomatoes, sliced
- a marble sized ball of tamarind
- salt to taste
For tempering
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp udad dal
- few curry leaves
- 1 dry red chilly
Instructions
- Heat oil in pan.
- Add chana dal and udad dal. Saute for few seconds.
- Add garlic and dry red chillies and saute for few more seconds.
- Add sliced onions. Sprinkle salt. Saute.
- Add tamarind and saute.
- Once the onions soften, add tomatoes.
- Saute till the tomatoe sturn soft and mushy.
- Allow this to cool completely.
- Once cooled, transfer to a mixer jar.
- Blend to a smooth paste.
- For tempering, heat oil in a small pan.
- Add mustard seeds, udad dal, curry leaves and dry red chilly.
- When the ingredients start spluttering, pour the tempering into the chutney.
- Kara Chutney is ready to be served.