RED CHUTNEY / ONION CHUTNEY

RED CHUTNEY / ONION CHUTNEY.... One of my favorite chutney prepared instantly. This is a perfect combination for dosa and idly... This chutney can be used as side dish or can be used as spread on dosa.. especially while preparing masala dosa... Very simple and easy to prepare with few ingredients..

Preparation & cooking time : 15 mins

 INGREDIENTS
3 medium onions, diced into cubes
5-6 dry red chillies, soaked in hot water for 10 mins
5-6 garlic pods
1 small lemon size tamarind, soaked in hot water
1 tsp jeera/cumin seeds / jeelakarra
1 tbsp roasted chanadal / putnalapappu
Salt as per taste

PREPARATION

• Soak dry red chillies in hot water for 10 mins.
• Soak the tamarind in hot water for 10 mins. This helps in making tamarind more soft n juicy.
• Dice the onions into cubes and keep aside.
• Peel the skin of garlic pods and keep aside.

METHOD OF COOKING 

• Take a mixie jar or blending jar and add the ingredients listed above one by one.....onions, soaked red chillies, garlic pods, soaked tamarind, jeera,roasted chanadal and salt.
• Grind into fine paste.
• Transfer into serving bowl and serve with dosa or idly.

TIPS 

• U can increase or decrease the quantity of red chillies as per your taste.