
Kollu Chutney is a great accompaniment to Idli / Dosa. It's made using Kollu, Onion, Garlic, Coconut and few other spices. It's very tasty and healthy. Nutritional Rich Kollu ( Horse Gram) should be included often in our diet. It also helps in weight loss. This Chutney is one way to include this legume in our routine diet.
You may also want to try other Horse Gram (Kollu) Recipes
Recipe Card to make Kollu Chutney
Kollu Chutney | Horse Gram Chutney Recipe
Equipments Needed
- Mixer Grinder
Servings: 5 people
Calories: 27kcal
Kollu (Horse Gram) is combined with coconut, onion and roasted gram dal to make the healthy and tasty Kollu Chutney. Kollu is one of the healthy legume. Kollu Chutney is a a good accompaniment to Idli / Dosa or other breakfast dishes.
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Ingredients
- ½ cup Kollu (Horsegram) 1 cup = 250 ml
- 10 nos Shallots / Baby Onions (or ½ onion)
- 3 nos Red Chili
- 4 nos Garlic cloves
- 1 pinch Tamarind
- 1 tablespoon Roasted Gram Dal (Pottukadalai / Dhaliya)
- ¾ teaspoon Salt (adjust to your taste)
- 1 teaspoon Cooking Oil
- 1 tablespoon Grated Coconut
For Tempering
- 2 teaspoon Cooking Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon Split Urad Dal
- 1 nos Red Chili
- few Curry leaves
Instructions
- Heat a pan, add kollu and dry roast the kollu till it turns slightly brown. Set this aside.
- Add oil in the pan. Add shallots, garlic cloves, red chilli and saute them for couple of minutes in a medium flame. Then add Tamarind and saute it along with other ingredients for a minute and then switch off the flame.
- In a mixer jar, add the roasted kollu, fried shallots, garlic, red chilli, tamarind. Add roasted gram dal, grated coconut along with salt and grind them to a nice paste.
- Take the kollu chutney in a serving bowl.
Tempering
- Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter. Add split urad dal and saute it till dal turns golden brown color.
- Add red chilli, curry leaves and saute for few seconds. Add these seasoned ingredients to the chutney.
- The healthy and tasty Kollu Chutney is ready to serve! Serve with Idli or dosa!
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Notes
- Addition of Garlic is optional. You can skip it if you don't like Garlic flavor.
- If you don't get the shallots you an also add the chopped onion
- Instead of Roasted Gram dal, you can also add Peanuts.
Nutritional Info
Nutrition Facts
Kollu Chutney | Horse Gram Chutney Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 tbsp)
Calories 27
Calories from Fat 12
% Daily Value*
Fat 1.3g2%
Saturated Fat 1.3g8%
Sodium 1.1mg0%
Carbohydrates 2.8g1%
Fiber 0.4g2%
Protein 1.1g2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Method to make Kollu Chutney :
- Heat a pan, add kollu and dry roast the kollu till it turns red color. Set this aside
- Add oil in the pan. Add shallots, garlic cloves, red chilli and saute them for couple of minutes. Then add Tamarind and saute it along with other ingredients for a minute and then switch off the flame
- In a mixer jar, add the roasted kollu, fried shallots, garlic, red chilli, tamarind. Add roasted gram dal, grated coconut along with salt and grind them to a nice paste
- Take the chutney in a serving bowl.
- Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter. Add split urad dal and saute it till dal turns golden brown color
- Add red chilli, curry leaves and saute for few seconds. Add these seasoned ingredients to the chutney
- The healthy and tasty Kollu Chutney is ready to serve! Serve with Idli or dosa!
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