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Kara Chutney, a popular dish in Chettinad cuisine. Kara chutney is a great combination for many SouthIndian Breakfast dishes like Idli, Dosa and many more dishes. But it is perfect accompaniment for Kanchipuram Idli. It is generally served like piping hot with Kanchipuram Idli. In Pantry, its being served like piping hot and my husband loves the combination of Kanchipuram Idli and Kara Chutney. Try this combination and you would surely love it!

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Kara Chutney

Course: Accompaniment, Chutney

Cuisine: Chettinad, Indian, South Indian, Tamil Nadu

Equipments Needed

Mixer Grinder

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 25

Servings: people

Calories: 34kcal

Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam

Kara Chutney is one of the popular chutney made using sauted Onion and Tomato. It's Tangy and Spicy one and served commonly in the Hotels/Restaurants. One of the best accompaniment for Idli / Dosa.

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Ingredients

Instructions

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Finely chop the onions and tomatoes and keep it aside.
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Heat oil in a pan, Add red chillies, chopped tomatoes and onions and saute it along with a pinch of salt.
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Saute the onions and tomatoes till they are transparent and the tomatoes will become mushy.
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Take all these in a mixer and grind it to a nice paste

Tempering

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Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. Then the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add curry leaves and fry for 10 seconds.
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Add the ground chutney and adjust the salt. Allow the chutney to boil in low flame for 10 minutes.
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Serve the piping hot kara chutney with your favourite dishes and slurp!!!

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Notes

Use Kashmiri Chili to get the attractive red color for the chutney
Use Gingelly Oil for the good flavor in the chutney
Add a tablespoon of Channa Dal, fry it in the oil and grind along with Tomato and Onion to get more quantity of the chutney
If you like Garlic flavor, then you can add few garlic cloves, fry it along with onion and grind it along with Tomato and onion mixture

Nutritional Info

Nutrition Facts

Kara Chutney

Amount Per Serving (1 tbsp)

Calories 34 Calories from Fat 1

% Daily Value*

Fat 0.1g0%

Sodium 101mg4%

Potassium 74mg2%

Carbohydrates 7.7g3%

Fiber 0.5g2%

Sugar 7.1g8%

Protein 0.3g1%

Vitamin A 7IU0%

Vitamin C 16mg19%

Calcium 1mg0%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Method with step by step pictures :

Finely chop the onions and tomatoes and keep it aside. Heat oil in a pan, Add red chillies, chopped tomatoes and onions and saute it along with a pinch of salt. Saute the onions and tomatoes till they are transparent and the tomatoes will become mushy. Take all these in a mixer and grind it to a nice paste

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add curry leaves and fry for 10 seconds. Add the ground chutney and adjust the salt. Allow the chutney to boil in low flame for 10 minutes.