Thursday, December 24, 2009

Onion Chutney


Chutney is a term for a class of spicy preparations used as an accompaniment for a main dish (like dosa, idly, chapatti etc...). Chutneys usually contain an idiosyncratic but complementary spice and vegetable mix.

Ingredients:
  1. Big Onion - 4 (Chopped)
  2. Coriander Powder - 1 table spoon
  3. Red Chilli - 3
  4. Tamarind - equal to a size of one lemon
  5. Curry leaf
  6. Oil - 3 table spoon
  7. Mustard Seed-1/4 tea spoon
  8. Salt to taste
Preparation:
  1. Heat the oil in frying pan and add chopped onion to it and sauté (fry) till it becomes golden brown.
  2. Add coriander powder to it and saute it for 2 minutes
  3. Add red chilli to it and sauté till it becomes dark red and big in size.
  4. Once the fried items returns to the room temperature add tamarind, curry leaf, salt and grind it to a paste without adding water.
  5. Heat oil and fry the mustard seed till it splutters out and add it to the chutney.
  6. Chutney is now ready to serve.
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