Onion Chutney and Garlic chutney are my fav and can live with it for days together. This is another no tomato no coconut chutney and I love it with hot soft idlis or with onion uthapam. Amma makes another version of onion chutney which is more thokku kind,will post that too later.
Onion Chutney Recipe – Ingredients
Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 10 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Small Onion(Shallots) – 1 cup
Red Chillies – 4
Tamarind – 1 tsp
Salt – taste
Gingelly / Cooking Oil – 2 tsp
To temper:
Gingelly / Cooking Oil – 2 tsp
Mustard seeds – 3/4 tsp
Split urad dal – 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves – 1 small sprig
Hing – 1/4 tsp(optional)
Method:
- Peel of the skin from the onions, keep all you ingredients ready.In a kadai heat oil and add the onion, fry till golden brown then add red chillies and tamarind and fry for 3mins.
- Cool down , add required salt and grind it to a fine paste. Heat oil in a kadai – add the items listed under ‘to temper’ and transfer it to the chutney.
Serve with hot soft idlis / dosas!
My Notes:
- Adjust red chillies according to your spice level.
- Use small onions for best results but if you are out of stock and planning to make this chutney go ahead with 1 cup chopped big onion.
- Use gingelly oil else replace with normal cooking oil.
i can live with this for ever ! eSP with thachi mammu 🙂 OMG !
OMG!! tempting chutney.. Surely i can too live with this for long time…:)
Delicious chutney,yum…
Delicious and vibrant looking chutney.
deepa
How u manage to make that mullapooo idli? Great blog and tasty recipes.
so yummy.. All Small onions!
simple yet delicious chutney, i make it often…inviting platter!
Yummy chutney
my mom makes tis frequently ! great pics !
delicious and tasty spicy chutney…idli looks too soft
Your pics always makes me wow and so the chutney.
Yum and inviting chutney 🙂
simple yet delicious chutney…my all time fav too…
hi …
i love all your recipes thanks you so much for posting.. planning to make this to take friends place..
can i make this ahead one day and serve next day??
Yes you can make it one day ahead, it will keep well in room temperature itself.
yummy chutney..love to eat with hot idlies..
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awesome nice 2 eat! !!!!!!! yummy
wow!!! superb
I like dis chutney very much!!
Hi Sharmilee,
I am new to cooking and eager to try this chutney. I have a doubt regarding the tamarind. Is it ok to add readymade tamarind paste such as Mother's tamarind paste. Or should I soak the tamarind in water and then add the extract/ water?
I havent used readymade tamarind paste so not sure whether it will be ok to add in chutneys….
Hey akka,
I had north Indian guests today.
I made this chutney for dosai.
It was a hit.
Thanks
All credits to you 🙂
Hi do we need to use small onions only or normal onions are ok?
Small onion gives more taste but you can replace with big onion too