Kara Chutney
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.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time25 minutes mins
Course: Accompaniment, Chutney
Cuisine: Chettinad, Indian, South Indian, Tamil Nadu
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 34kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam
- 3 nos Onion medium size
- 3 nos Tomato medium size
- 5 nos Red Chili adjust to your spice level
- 1 teaspoon Salt adjust to your taste
- 2 tablespoon Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
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
Tempering
Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. Then 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.
Serve the piping hot kara chutney with your favourite dishes and slurp!!!
- 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
Serving: 1tablespoon | Calories: 34kcal | Carbohydrates: 7.7g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 101mg | Potassium: 74mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 7.1g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg