Onion Chutney
An easy chutney made using regular & sambar onions to serve with idli and dosa.
Ingredients
- Onion – 1
- Sambar Onion / Chinna Vengayam / Shallots – 15
- Tamarind – 1 gooseberry size
- Whole dry red chilies – 5 to 7
- Urad Dal – 1 tbsp
- Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
- Salt – to taste
- Sesame oil – 3 tsp
Instructions
Preparation:
- Slice the onions and keep aside.
- Soak the sambar onion in warm water for 10 mins to remove the skin easily. Chop them and keep aside.
Make the onion chutney:
- Heat a pan with 2 tsp oil.
- Add urad dal seeds and sauté till it becomes golden in color.
- Add whole dry red chilies and sauté over low flame till they become roasted as well.
- Add chopped onion, sambar onion, tamarind and sauté till the onions become deep pink and they shrink well in size. Take off fire and let it cool.
- Transfer this mixture to a mixie jar, add salt and grind to a smooth paste adding little water, if needed.
- Once again heat the same pan with remaining 1 tsp oil.
- Add mustard seeds and let it crackle.
- Transfer the ground chutney to the pan.
- Mix well and cook over low flame for 2-3 mins or till the chutney becomes thick and raw smell disappears.
- Transfer to a serving bowl
- Serve this onion chutney with idli, dosa or paniyarams.
