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Kara Chutney Recipe - How to make Kara Chutney
Kara Chutney is a popular spicy side dish for Idli, dosa primarily made with onion, tomato, garlic, red chillies, tamarind and coconut.
Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Cook Time
10
minutes
mins
Total Time
15
minutes
mins
Course:
Breakfast, dinner, Side Dish, tiffin
Cuisine:
Indian, south indian, tamil nadu
Keyword:
chutney, hotel chutney, kara chutney, red chutney
Servings:
4
Author:
Mullai Madavan
Equipment
Pan
Blender / Mixer
Ingredients
To Saute
1.5
cup
Onion
roughly chopped
3
cloves
Garlic
8
long
Dry Red Chili
1/4
cup
Tomato
1
marble size
Tamarind
1/4
cup
Fresh Coconut
optional
2
tablespoon
Oil
1/2
teaspoon
Salt
2
tablespoon
Water
only if needed
To Temper
2
teaspoon
Oil
1/2
teaspoon
Mustard seeds
1/2
teaspoon
Split black gram
10
leaves
Curry leaves
minced
Instructions
To Saute
Heat oil in a pan.
Saute onion, garlic and dry red chili for for 2 to 3 minutes until the onions turn soft and transparent.
Add tomatoes, tamarind and coconut and saute until the tomatoes turns soft and mushy.
Add salt and mix well. Switch off.
Let this mixture cool completely.
Transfer to a mixer jar and grind to fine paste like consistency. Try not to use any water, add only if you need to run the mixer.
To Temper
Heat little oil in a small pan.
Temper with mustard seeds, split black gram and finely minced curry leaves.
Pour this over the chutney and mix well.
Serve chutney with Idli or Dosa!
Video
https://youtu.be/COrbxWV6O4I
Notes
Adding coconut is optional.