Tomato Onion Chutney
Packed with tangy tomatoes, onions, and garlic, this chutney elevates dosas, idlis, and other South-Indian snacks.
Servings: 3 people
Calories: 137.02kcal
Ingredients
For blending:
- 5 to 8 dried red chillies add a few Kashmiri dried red chillies for colour
- jaggery (thumb tip size)
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 50 grams mini shallots approx. 10 shallots
- 5 garlic cloves
- 2 medium-sized tomatoes approx. 250 grams
- 1 small red onion
- 1 tablespoon pottukadalai (roasted bengal gram)
For Tadka:
- 3 tablespoon sesame oil (or coconut oil)
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon urad dal
- 1 sprig of curry leaves
Instructions
Blend
- Add all the chutney ingredients into a blender and blend until you achieve a smooth chutney consistency. You don't need to add water. You may have to stop, stir and blend again so the items blend uniformly. Make sure to not have any large specks of pottukadalai visible.5 to 8 dried red chillies, jaggery, ½ tsp cumin seeds, ½ tsp salt, 50 grams mini shallots, 5 garlic cloves, 2 medium-sized tomatoes, 1 small red onion, 1 tbsp pottukadalai
Tadka
- Heat some sesame oil or coconut oil in a shallow frying pan on low to medium heat. Add the mustard seeds and wait until they start to pop. Then add the urad dal and curry leaves and fry until the dal starts to turn yellow.3 tbsp sesame oil, ½ tsp mustard seeds, ½ tsp urad dal, 1 sprig of curry leaves
Cook-down
- Reduce the heat to low or move the pan from the hob and pour the blended tomato mixture. It will sizzle and spatter a bit. You can use a little water to clean out the blender jar and add it to the pan.
- Season with salt and mix that tadka goodness into the chutney. Let this cook low and slow for about 15 to 20 minutes. Switch off when the water content is reduced, oil surfaces and the chutney is thickened.
Serve
- Your tomato onion chutney is good to go! Serve it warm or at room temperature. Enjoy with dosa, idli, or even on sandwiches!
Notes
The colour of the chutney will depend on the type of dried red chillies used.
Nutrition
Calories: 137.02kcal | Carbohydrates: 18.72g | Protein: 3.81g | Fat: 6.53g
