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Kara Chutney

A lively onion, tomato and garlic chutney finished with a mustard-seed tempering. An everyday favourite to spoon alongside idli, dosa, pongal or paniyaram.

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Kara Chutney
PREP TIME10 min
COOK TIME20 min
SERVES3 people
IN THE KITCHENEasy
ONE STEP AT A TIME

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  1. 01

    Wash and roughly chop onion and tomato. Peel off garlic and keep it ready.

  2. 02

    Take a medium size pan and add 1 tablespoon of oil. Let it heat for 1 minute.

  3. 03

    Add bengalgram dal in the pan and fry it for 10 seconds then add coriander seeds into it and fry it for another 10 seconds.

  4. 04

    Add peeled off garlic and roughly chopped onion into the pan and continue frying for another 1 minute.

  5. 05

    Add chopped tomato into the pan and continue frying for another 2 minutes. Transfer the content of the pan to another plate and wait till it cools down.

  6. 06

    Add the above mixture in a jar, add salt as required, and add little amount of water.

  7. 07

    Grind it smoothly. Add additional water based on consistency required.

  8. 08

    Use the same pan, add 1 tablespoon of oil and wait till it heats. Add mustard seeds and let it pop.

  9. 09

    Add curry leaves and wait till it slits.

  10. 10

    Pour the kara chutney from jar to pan and mix it well. Wait for 2 more minutes and turn off the stove.

  11. 11

    Tasty Kara Chutney is ready to serve !

A note from our kitchen

Best chutney for Idli / Dosa / Aappam / Pongal / Paniyaram etc.,

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