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Carrot Chutney Recipe for Tiffins
A simple and healthy chutney made with carrots
Ingredients
- 1 cup Grated Carrot
- 1 Onion medium sized
- 1 tablespoon Chana Dal
- 2 teaspoon Urad Dal
- ½ teaspoon Ginger
- 3 Dried Red Chillies
- A small piece of Tamarind (approx. ½ tsp)
- 2 teaspoon Oil
- Salt to taste
To temper:
- 1.5 teaspoon Oil
- ¼ teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- ¼ teaspoon Urad Dal
- A pinch of Hing
- A few Curry Leaves
Instructions
- Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan. Add and fry the chana dal and urad dal until they are golden brown. Remove from the pan and keep them aside.
- In the same pan, add red chillies and fry for a few seconds and set them aside.
- Then add the grated carrot to the same pan and saute on a low flame till it shrinks and raw smell leaves. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- In the same pan, add a teaspoon of oil. Add the chopped onion and fry until light brown color.
- Let it cool completely.
- Grind all the sauteed ingredients along with tamarind, salt and ginger.
- Add required water and grind to a paste.
- Heat oil in a pan for seasoning. Add the mustard seeds and urad dal and let them splutter.
- When they are brown, add the hing and curry leaves and turn off the flame.
- Add the seasoned ingredients to the chutney and combine.
- Serve with idli or dosa.
Nutrition
Calories: 79kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 2gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 0.4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 25mgPotassium: 182mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 5458IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 1mg
Nutrition values are estimates only.
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traditionallymodernfood says
One of my fav chutney.. color looks appetizing
Achu says
Looks tempting and different. I like all your posts..?
nandoos Kitchen says
nice tempting chutney. idly looks super soft. nice combo..
Rani Vijoo says
Tempting Chutney...drool worthy pictures...love it!
Hema says
Even I make this, sometimes I add a little coconut too, love the color..
Kalpana Sareesh says
love the color n the texture