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Onion tomato chutney recipe – Side dish for idli dosa

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Onion tomato chutney

Onion tomato chutney side dish for idli dosa – very delicious recipe that goes perfectly well with idli, dosa or even adai.
My kid always prefer sambhar or any other gravy kind for idly and dosa as side dish,but some times in our morning hurry burries,we cannot make anything elaborate or we dont have any mood to cook. So I make this, he likes this too anyways. I learnt this from my mom-in-law,I have already jotted so much about her idlies and how I love them(I can shamelessly tell if she makes hot idlies and this chutney,I can eat  a dozen of idlies without any worries,hehe), this chutney also she  makes equally good, the same chutney when she makes tastes divine to me,though I am nearing to get mine as her chutney’s taste 🙂 

Onion tomato chutney recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Breakfast/ Side dish
Prep Time: 10 mins    |  Cook time: 6 mins    |  Serves: 4

Ingredients

Onion –  1  

Tomato –  1 

Kadalai paruppu/Channa dal –  1 tblsp 

Red chillies –  3 nos. 

Asafoetida –  A generous pinch 

Coconut –  a Small piece / 1 tblsp 

Oil/Ghee –  2 tsp 

Salt –  As needed 

To temper

Oil – 1 tsp

Mustard – 3/4 tsp

Urad dal – 1 tsp

Curry leaves – 1 sprig

Method

  1. Cut onion and tomato into chunks.
  2. Heat a tsp of oil in a pan and fry the red chillies and channa dal until the dal turns golden brown colour.
  3. Transfer to a plate and set aside. Fry the onion until transparent and add the tomato and fry till it turns soft.
  4. Cool down and transfer to the mixer,add salt and coconut and grind everything together to a smooth paste. Add little water while grinding.

    5. Fried ingredients

  5. Transfer to the serving bowl and temper with the Items given under To Temper  table. Mix well and serve with hot Idly or dosa!

Onion tomato Chuntey

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  35. Hi Raks,

    This is how I do my regular thakkali chutney…Oh I love the sunshine in your kitchen and I keep saying htat again and again….

    Shobha

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  49. Hi aseema, I somehow missed to add the 'To temper table',glad that you saw and mentioned it,now I have edited to add that. And the coconut is fresh coconut,not sure how desiccated would taste in this!

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  52. yes yes with masala dosa i wanted to try this chutney and wow it was really fine for my taste buds, i dont like tomatoes flavor dominating much but this was just fine as i like, everything was balancing and going along each other. just a supercool recipe. yea i aded lil bit of fried daal to it too 🙂

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  53. Before seeing your website, I honestly thought I was not capable of ever cooking! I proved me family wrong and owe it all to your simple way of explaining all these dishes! I really want to thank you so much and you have created an interest in me to learn more and more… thank you 🙂

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  54. Chutney is very delicious.
    I cooked today as a side dish for dosa. I just loved it.

    Thanks a ton.
    I am newly married and eager to learn tasty recipes and found your website dream come true.

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  62. I just tried your chutney today… And seriously it came out well and real yummy… guess wat??? first time in 5 years of my married life my MIL liked something and appreciated too… Thanks a lot dear…

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  66. Hi your recipes are great help for my cooking. I am a fan of murugan idli kadai tomato chutney. However i try i am getting the same taste at home. Do you know the recipe?? Please share or try.
    Thks & regards
    Kavitha.

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  67. Hi I am a follower of ur recipes. I search recipes with ur name also. The spicyness u use in ur recipes r so high. For this chutney for 1 onion and 1 tomato 1 red chilly was enough. May be two for spice lovers. BT 3 is too much. Few ppl will follow the recipe as it is. Pls mention the spice level or tell the quantity in medium spicyness.

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  68. Hi, Praveena, 3 is not high definitely. Because at times I add 4 too! May be there are different types of chillies that have different spice level. Note that the onion and tomato size also matters. But for the tanginess from tomato, the chana dal, the coconut, I am sure 3 is not spicy. I remember once my mom got another variety of red chilli that are relatively small than the one shown in the picture in my post, but it was damn spicy. so everything depends. I am trying to give you an idea about the recipe, so depending on your first try and your family's preferences, please adjust the recipe. So since you now know its spicy for you, you can always reduce in all the recipes 🙂 since you are my follower I am trying to help how to work it out 🙂
    Actually it's hard to mention the spice level. Because, what is spicy for me is not for you or vice versa.

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  69. Love your recipes Raks 🙂 I tried this recipe today and it came out awesome 🙂 I used 4 chillies n it was perfect. Have you tried adding garlic ? If so, how many pods will do and when to add it.

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  70. Ya u r right. It might be the red chilly variety. And I always reduce the no. of red chillies in ur recipes. Other than that I follow the same u mention.. U rock:-)

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  71. Love your recipes Raks 🙂 I this recipe today and it came out awesome 🙂 I used 4 chillies n it was perfect. Have you tried adding garlic ? If so, how many pods will do and when to add it.

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