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.
AparnaRajeshkumar says
May 30, 2013 at 10:39 ami can live with this for ever ! eSP with thachi mammu 🙂 OMG !
Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj says
May 30, 2013 at 11:05 amOMG!! tempting chutney.. Surely i can too live with this for long time…:)
Premas Culinary says
May 30, 2013 at 12:25 pmDelicious chutney,yum…
Hamaree Rasoi says
May 30, 2013 at 5:54 pmDelicious and vibrant looking chutney.
deepa
Pavithra unni says
May 30, 2013 at 7:33 pmHow u manage to make that mullapooo idli? Great blog and tasty recipes.
Veena Theagarajan says
May 30, 2013 at 8:27 pmso yummy.. All Small onions!
Sangeetha M says
May 30, 2013 at 8:50 pmsimple yet delicious chutney, i make it often…inviting platter!
Akila says
May 31, 2013 at 2:08 amYummy chutney
Shree says
May 31, 2013 at 3:48 ammy mom makes tis frequently ! great pics !
Wer SAHM says
May 31, 2013 at 8:05 amdelicious and tasty spicy chutney…idli looks too soft
Rashida Shaikh says
May 31, 2013 at 8:34 amYour pics always makes me wow and so the chutney.
Usha says
May 31, 2013 at 11:29 amYum and inviting chutney 🙂
Saranya Balaji says
May 31, 2013 at 11:32 amsimple yet delicious chutney…my all time fav too…
reena jain says
May 31, 2013 at 1:42 pmhi …
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??
SHARMILEE J says
June 2, 2013 at 9:20 amYes you can make it one day ahead, it will keep well in room temperature itself.
Gayathri Ramanan says
June 1, 2013 at 4:04 amyummy chutney..love to eat with hot idlies..
Ayisha says
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Jeya says
June 7, 2013 at 4:39 pmyou have got an awesome blog……. vry impressive Sharmi!!
Ganesh Kumar says
July 18, 2013 at 5:47 amawesome nice 2 eat! !!!!!!! yummy
Ganesh Kumar says
July 18, 2013 at 5:48 amwow!!! superb
ponmozhi says
July 29, 2013 at 7:44 amI like dis chutney very much!!
Ramesh Kumar says
October 15, 2013 at 1:36 pmHi 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?
SHARMILEE J says
October 15, 2013 at 2:05 pmI havent used readymade tamarind paste so not sure whether it will be ok to add in chutneys….
Manibharathi M Kumar says
April 20, 2014 at 5:41 pmHey akka,
I had north Indian guests today.
I made this chutney for dosai.
It was a hit.
Thanks
All credits to you 🙂
Sandhya J says
April 28, 2016 at 5:14 pmHi do we need to use small onions only or normal onions are ok?
SHARMILEE J says
May 18, 2016 at 12:33 amSmall onion gives more taste but you can replace with big onion too