Carrot Chutney Recipe for Tiffins
A simple and healthy chutney made with carrots
Servings: 4
Calories: 79kcal
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: 79kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 25mg | Potassium: 182mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 5458IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg
