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Carrot Chutney Recipe for Tiffins
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time20 mins
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 cup Grated Carrot
- 1 Onion medium sized
- 1 tbsp Chana Dal
- 2 tsp Urad Dal
- 1/2 tsp Ginger
- 3 Dried Red Chillies
- A small piece of Tamarind (approx. 1/2 tsp)
- 2 tsp Oil
- Salt to taste
To temper:
- 1.5 tsp Oil
- 1/4 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1/4 tsp 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.
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Achu says
June 1, 2014 at 12:54 amLooks tempting and different. I like all your posts..?
traditionallymodernfood says
June 1, 2014 at 2:51 amOne of my fav chutney.. color looks appetizing
nandoos Kitchen says
June 1, 2014 at 3:45 amnice tempting chutney. idly looks super soft. nice combo..
Rani Vijoo says
June 1, 2014 at 4:47 pmTempting Chutney…drool worthy pictures…love it!
Hema says
June 1, 2014 at 5:20 pmEven I make this, sometimes I add a little coconut too, love the color..
Kalpana Sareesh says
June 3, 2014 at 1:14 pmlove the color n the texture