Potato Chutney is a delicious side dish for meals & chapathi made by cooking the potatoes with tomato puree and spices. Potato chutney is easy to cook and a nice alternative from the regular chutneys. How to make Potato Chutney is explained in this recipe with step by step pictures for your reference.
I had been wanting to post this chettinad style chutney recipe since long and finally I am here with the chutney recipe which goes as a great sidedish for chapathi,idli and dosa.This is nothing with potato tomato chutney but addition of potatoes makes it all the more tasty and interesting recipe.
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📖 Recipe
Potato Chutney
Ingredients
- 1 big potato chopped into bite sized pieces
- 1 big onion finely chopped
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/2 cup water
- salt to taste
To grind:
- 1 big onion chopped roughly
- 2 tomatoes roughly chopped
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 red chillies
To temper:
- 1/2 tbsp cooking oil
- 1/2 tbsp gingelly oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- a small sprig curry leaves
- a tiny pinch hing
Instructions
- In a mixer add the ingredients listed under ‘to grind’ and grind it to a fine paste, set aside.
- Heat oil in a a kadai – add onion and fry till transparent.
- Then add onion tomato paste and let it boil for few mins until raw smell of tomatoes leave.
- Then add potatoes.
- Add 1/2 cup water, Cover and cook for few mins until potatoes turn slightly soft yet crunchy enough to bite.
- Let it cook for 3more mins.Add required salt.
- Meanwhile heat a tadka pan – add the ingredients listed under ‘to temper’ let it splutter then add it to the chutney
- Serve Potato Chutney with chapathi / idli / dosa
Notes
- Don’t overcook potatoes, it shouldn’t be mushy that's the specialty of this chutney.
- You can even add 1/2 tsp sambar powder for extra flavor.
- If you do not prefer gingelly oil, then add 1 tbsp cooking oil itself.
- This is mildly spicy, adjust red chillies according to your taste.
How to make Potato Chutney
- In a mixer add the ingredients listed under ‘to grind’ and grind it to a fine paste,Set aside.Heat oil in a a kadai – add onion and fry till transparent.
- Then add onion tomato paste and let it boil for few mins until raw smell of tomatoes leave.Then add potatoes.
- Add 1/2 cup water, Cover and cook for few mins until potatoes turn slightly soft yet crunchy enough to bite.Let it cook for 3more mins.Add required salt.
- Meanwhile heat a tadka pan – add the ingredients listed under ‘to temper’ let it splutter then add it to the chutney
Serve with chapathi / idli / dosa
Expert Tips
- Don’t overcook potatoes, it shouldn’t be mushy thats the speciality of this chutney.
- You can even add 1/2 tsp sambar powder for extra flavour.
- If you dont prefer gingelly oil, then add 1 tbsp cooking oil itself.
- This is mildly spicy, adjust red chillies according to your taste.
Ramya Krishnamurthy
That's super delicious chutney
vani mani
Looks yummmmiee n can prepare fast too… I really want to try it..!
Rajan
Will sure try this one. Thanks for the post
Vaishnavi
Very easy yet tasty recipe esp for chapati…sure a winner
Renu
Sharmi – a very nice and simple recipe.
There are 5 pod of garlic in the main table of ingredients. Are we adding it at any point?
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Vandana
SHARMILEE J
No we use garlic only for grinding, that was a typo now updated it
Karthika Chandran
Potato we need to boil n put….r simply we have to put
SHARMILEE J
Add it as such and cook it along with gravy
laila baloch
is it sour in taste?
SHARMILEE J
It is tangy….
Suma Mohan
I tried at home, its really tasty.. Thanks for the post.
Suma Mohan
I tried at home, its really tasty. Thanks for the post.
Unknown
Dear Sharmilee, I am student in Germany. Suddenly my friend came for dinner today and I had to cook something. I was wondering what to cook and saw this recipe. I came out really well. Thanks for the post and my friend also liked it a lot. I have been following your blog for a long time now and its really easy and simple to follow… Please keep your good work going… Thanks again for the awesome recipes 🙂
Therese
Can this be bottled and kept for a while?
Sharmilee J
No it will keep well only for a day
pushpa
super my kids liked very much