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    Home » Recipes » Chutney Recipes

    Carrot chutney recipe | Carrot chutney for idli dosa

    January 19, 2010 by Raks Anand 73 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Carrot chutney is a healthy and nutritious side dish for idli or dosa. Best way to make your kid eat vegetable in hidden form. Lovely colored chutney!

    carrot chutney

    Carrot chutney not only looks appealing to our eyes, it has carrot hidden in it and makes it more healthy to consume too.

    Carrot can be a lovely replacement for coconut. This tastes similar to coconut thogaiyal, added with goodness of carrot!

    This goes well with idli, dosa, arisi upma and such south Indian breakfast items.

    I also would suggest this if you are packing tiffin box for kids. They will sure get excited and feel proud to see such lovely looking dish with a twist in their box.

    As I have mentioned in my cocktail idli post, this is a great side dish. Podi idli is also a great choice.

    carrot chutney

    Carrot chutney recipe

    Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Side dish
    Prep Time: 5 mins    |  Cook time: 10 mins     |  Serves: 4

    Ingredients

    Carrot, grated - ½ cup


    Coconut, grated- ½ cup


    Ulutham paruppu/urad dal - 1 & ½ tblsp


    Rechillies,long variety - 5


    Tamarind - 1 peanut sized


    Salt - As needed


    To temper

    Oil - 1 tsp


    Mustard - ¾ tsp


    Urad dal- 1 tsp


    Curry leaves - 1 sprig


    Method

    1. Heat a frying pan with little oil,fry the urad dal and red chillies till golden brown.
    2. Fry the grated carrots till raw smell disappears.keep aside.
    1. Temper the items given under the To temper  in a serving bowl.
    2. Grind all the items together along with tamarind and salt with required amount of water to a smooth chutney.
    3. Mix in the tempered items and serve with Idli or Dosai!
    carrot chutney recipe
    carrot chutney
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    Carrot chutney recipe

    Carrot chutney is a healthy and nutritious side dish for idli or dosa. Best way to make your kid eat vegetable in hidden form. Lovely colored chutney!
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 10 minutes
    Servings 3 people
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup Carrot grated
    • ½ cup Coconut grated
    • 1.5 tablespoon urad dal Ulutham paruppu
    • 5 Red chillies long variety
    • 1 pinch Tamarind peanut sized
    • Salt

    To temper

    • 1 teaspoon Oil
    • ½ teaspoon Mustard
    • 1 teaspoon Urad dal
    • 1 sprig Curry leaves
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    Instructions

    • Heat a frying pan with little oil, fry the urad dal and red chillies till golden brown.
    • Fry the grated carrots till raw smell disappears, keep aside.
    • Temper the items given under the To temper in a serving bowl.
    • Grind all the items together along with tamarind and salt with required amount of water to a smooth chutney.
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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. jeyashrisuresh

      January 19, 2010 at 6:59 am

      never heard of this carrot chtney.Healthy one.Beautiful presentation.

      Reply
    2. Rohini

      January 19, 2010 at 7:45 am

      Wow.. Lovely color and a healthy chutney.. Great way to make picky eaters like my DH 😉

      Reply
    3. jayasri

      January 19, 2010 at 7:53 am

      Carrot chutney was what one day flashed my mind!!, but never tried as I thought it might give a sweet taste to the dish, Mr.R doesn't like anything which has a sweet flavour in his spicy dish!!, does it taste sweet, your chutney looks so gorgeous, it is calling me to try out, will give it a go with just one little carrot and how it is taken by my family !!

      Reply
    4. Kanchan

      January 19, 2010 at 8:08 am

      Wow Carrot chutney seems new ! And obviously very healthy and very easy to prepare !

      Reply
    5. Sharmilee! :)

      January 19, 2010 at 8:14 am

      Wow nice color and presentation, havent thought of chutney with carrots...sounds interesting! Luved the bowl 🙂

      Reply
    6. shanthi

      January 19, 2010 at 8:34 am

      SIMPLE YET HEALTHY. LOVELY COLOUR

      Reply
    7. LG

      January 19, 2010 at 8:49 am

      Very well presented..love the chutney

      Reply
    8. Happy Cook

      January 19, 2010 at 9:20 am

      Love the colour and yummy chutney.

      Reply
    9. Prathibha

      January 19, 2010 at 9:26 am

      ooohhhh...The chutney looks very colorful n appetizing dear...Loved that cute carrot flower and curry leaves..Nice bowl too dear..

      Reply
    10. Sush

      January 19, 2010 at 9:42 am

      lovely bowl. Did you buy from Ikea?
      carrot chutney looks great.

      Reply
    11. Dershana

      January 19, 2010 at 10:04 am

      I make carrot chutney too.posted mine with adai dosai. lovely click and colour!

      Reply
    12. Akal's Saappadu

      January 19, 2010 at 10:07 am

      carrot thuvayal looks fantastic !!!lovely colour!!!

      Reply
    13. Priya

      January 19, 2010 at 10:16 am

      I do carrot chutney very often, tastes too prefect with idlis na, delicious and fantastic chutney..

      Reply
    14. Nags

      January 19, 2010 at 10:30 am

      lovely pics. i have seen this in a few blogs and keep meaning to try, but haven't so far 🙂

      Reply
    15. notyet100

      January 19, 2010 at 10:31 am

      lovely pics,..

      Reply
    16. Priya Narasimhan

      January 19, 2010 at 10:37 am

      as usual the pictures look so appealing..a must try chutney recipe..may be i will add some onions too

      Reply
    17. Shama Nagarajan

      January 19, 2010 at 10:48 am

      yummy yummy...nice photo

      Reply
    18. sowmya.s

      January 19, 2010 at 11:39 am

      looks delicious..lovely colur..and nice idea of making thuvayal with carrots

      Reply
    19. Rachana Kothari

      January 19, 2010 at 11:50 am

      Looks delicious and healthy too... a great recipe:)

      Reply
    20. Asha

      January 19, 2010 at 1:37 pm

      Healthy and colorful good one Raks.

      Reply
    21. Tina

      January 19, 2010 at 1:41 pm

      Never tried this beautiful chutney....Looks colourful and inviting....

      Reply
    22. Pari

      January 19, 2010 at 1:50 pm

      Looks so colourful Raji and so well presented. I liked ur bowl too..

      Reply
    23. A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine

      January 19, 2010 at 2:12 pm

      Thats indeed a healthy chutney..

      Reply
    24. Preeti Kashyap

      January 19, 2010 at 2:37 pm

      healthy and awesome looking chutney! Great clicks as always. Please do send me the video of your medu vada recipe (you said you had taken it with ur phone camera..I read the post!)...I am awful in making these vadas. [email protected]

      Reply
    25. lata raja

      January 19, 2010 at 2:56 pm

      Really innovative and colourful chutney.

      Reply
    26. Cilantro

      January 19, 2010 at 3:08 pm

      Lovely bowl of chutney and a nice spicy way of eating carrots. Would love to try it for my daughter.

      Reply
    27. Kitchen Flavours

      January 19, 2010 at 3:20 pm

      Wow...that's something new with carrots...looks yummy....

      Reply
    28. Pavithra

      January 19, 2010 at 3:22 pm

      Mmmmm I too do the same way raks.. so healthy perfect combo with tiffins and even plain rice. My son loves it so much cos of light sweet taste.. But I add little less coconut.

      Reply
    29. Mangala Bhat

      January 19, 2010 at 3:22 pm

      wow!looks soo good ! very colorful!

      Reply
    30. Saraswathi Iyer

      January 19, 2010 at 3:35 pm

      Wonderful recipe. Nice presentation n colour.

      Reply
    31. Cham

      January 19, 2010 at 5:02 pm

      Beautiful togaiyal - I love to mix with rice!

      Reply
    32. Anu

      January 19, 2010 at 5:25 pm

      Never tried this chutney... Lovely color and healthy chutney...

      Reply
    33. Jagruti

      January 19, 2010 at 5:25 pm

      Hey

      Lovely colourful carrot chutney...very intresting..

      cheers

      Reply
    34. Priya

      January 19, 2010 at 7:16 pm

      luvly chutney..i too posted in my blog..

      Reply
    35. Padma

      January 19, 2010 at 8:50 pm

      Healthy and delicious chutney. Nice presentation.

      Reply
    36. Swathi

      January 19, 2010 at 8:57 pm

      carrot chutney new to me looks really good

      Reply
    37. simply.food

      January 19, 2010 at 9:21 pm

      This chutney looks lovely and delicious.Lovely click too.

      Reply
    38. kothiyavunu

      January 19, 2010 at 9:33 pm

      Very innovative & healthy chutney.. New one for me! Looks and sounds yummy. Will def give it a shot, one of these days.

      Reply
    39. Shobana senthilkumar

      January 19, 2010 at 9:50 pm

      Wow...nice presentation raks...must hv to try:)

      Reply
    40. KALVA

      January 19, 2010 at 10:01 pm

      Nice carrot chutney!! what a color!!

      Reply
    41. SE

      January 19, 2010 at 11:40 pm

      wonderful picture!!! good with dosa...yum

      Reply
    42. RAKS KITCHEN

      January 20, 2010 at 12:34 am

      Shush I got the bowl in robinsons or metro i dont remember exactly 🙂

      preeti I have sent you the video!

      Reply
    43. Uma

      January 20, 2010 at 3:57 am

      looks absolutely delicious. Love the carrot flower too 🙂

      Reply
    44. Soma Pradhan

      January 20, 2010 at 3:58 am

      This is a nice healthy chutney..Going to try out very soon

      Reply
    45. Sailaja Damodaran

      January 20, 2010 at 4:15 am

      Simple & healthy one

      Reply
    46. Suma Rajesh

      January 20, 2010 at 7:12 am

      wooo this is a must recipe to try...nice presentation..

      Reply
    47. Preeti Kashyap

      January 20, 2010 at 1:02 pm

      Thanks Raks! Got it the video!

      Reply
    48. Valarmathi

      January 20, 2010 at 3:01 pm

      Never tried this chutney, lovely color, looks delicious.

      Reply
    49. Gita

      January 20, 2010 at 4:36 pm

      Healthy anbd yummy chutney Raks...love the color 🙂

      Reply
    50. Yasmeen

      January 21, 2010 at 10:20 pm

      The lovely bowl makes the chutney even more tempting 😀

      Reply
    51. Sarah Naveen

      January 22, 2010 at 6:16 am

      Oh my..That looks amazing..Awesome clicks too.....

      Reply
    52. Anonymous

      January 22, 2010 at 7:08 am

      I miss carrot chutneys! This is really healthy and I find it easy to prepare.
      bed frames

      Reply
    53. Supriya Nair

      January 22, 2010 at 10:26 am

      Lovely colour dear...wish could gulp this one!

      Reply
    54. jayasree

      January 22, 2010 at 11:11 am

      Beautiful presentation...
      I too make it as a side for idly/dosai. It works well as bread spreads too.

      Reply
    55. Sushma Mallya

      January 22, 2010 at 1:00 pm

      I Have heard just abt the carrot juice but using it for chutney is very intersting...looks delicious raks and beautifully presented too...thanks for sharing

      Reply
    56. Parita

      January 22, 2010 at 2:38 pm

      chutney looks lovely!

      Reply
    57. Preety

      January 22, 2010 at 6:31 pm

      carrot chutney is new to me..lovely presentation dear

      Reply
    58. Ramya Vijaykumar

      January 22, 2010 at 8:12 pm

      Definitely wonderful color... I make the same chutney but without coconut!!! Looks very delicious too!!!

      Reply
    59. RV

      January 23, 2010 at 4:16 am

      looks fabulous and it is completely new to me.. I have bookmarked this one...

      Reply
    60. my kitchen

      January 24, 2010 at 11:21 am

      Healthy,colorful & yummy chutney dear

      Reply
    61. Cynthia

      January 25, 2010 at 2:02 am

      Oh this is new to me... great idea.

      Reply
    62. Ramya Manja

      January 27, 2010 at 3:35 pm

      Bumped in here for the first time,loved it a lot,nice collection of recipes...

      Carrot chutney looks real inviting and sounds delicious as well...gr8 clicks too.

      Njoy Blogging n Happy Cooking....

      Reply
    63. Nithu Bala

      January 27, 2010 at 5:33 pm

      Looks so tasty..you have a wonderful space..am following you..do visit my blog when you get time..love to hear your comments..

      Reply
    64. Animisha

      February 10, 2010 at 1:42 pm

      hey
      U make my heart melt with carrot chutney.
      This is my ultimate favorite.
      Not able to leave posts without commenting today.
      We have this atleast once in a week in my mom's place.
      But my hubby doesnt eat this.
      Its been almost 4 yrs i cooked this chutney.
      Thats 4 yrs of married life by yesterday.
      Sacrificed a lot of vegetables and dishes.

      Reply
    65. reshmi

      November 25, 2011 at 4:23 am

      wht a variety of chutneys....really luvd ur presentationsss....
      tooo tasty also...keep going

      Reply
    66. Cynthia Pinto

      February 28, 2012 at 1:37 am

      Thanks for all your unique recipes. especially the wide range of chutneys..

      Reply
    67. foodie Manisha

      May 06, 2014 at 12:10 am

      hey thats one nice option to eat otherwise boring carrots. nice chuttany

      Reply
    68. Renuka Ambbarees

      July 27, 2014 at 2:10 am

      Shall I add ginger while grinding?

      Reply
    69. Renuka Ambbarees

      July 27, 2014 at 2:10 am

      Without coconut. ...is chutney will be nice?

      Reply
    70. Raks anand

      July 27, 2014 at 2:11 am

      I think it will be good and texture will be differing.

      Reply
    71. Renuka Ambbarees

      July 29, 2014 at 2:37 am

      Thanks yaar.

      Reply
    72. Godfrey

      March 01, 2015 at 2:20 pm

      What is tempering.? Pls explain as I'm new to cooking..

      Reply
    73. Raks anand

      March 01, 2015 at 2:28 pm

      Temper in south indian cooking means : Heat oil in a pan/ Kadai until it hot. If you drop the mustard seeds, it should pop immediately. Pop the mustard seeds until the last one. Otherwise it will be bitter. So make sure the oil to be hot as you drop the mustard seeds, it should pop (crackle) immediately. Then add the other items one by one and fry until golden. This will be happening soon, so keep everything ready to avoid burning. In North Indian cooking, just heat oil/ghee and add the whole spices and give it a fry.

      Reply

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