Growing up I never ate too much of garlic at my parents house. My dad absolutely hates garlic in any of the dishes, so me and my mother eat dishes with garlic when my father is away of trips. After marriage, since my husband has no reservations against garlic we eat it often. This, Kara Chutney, recipe is from my friend, Janani’s blog and her recipe can be found here, https://redchillycurry.com/?p=3559. The minute I saw this recipe, I thought to myself that my mother would love this. I called her up right away and asked her to try it when my father is touring.
My friend mentioned that this chutney pairs up well with paniyaram. We loved it with the idlis and I am sure it should taste great with any idli, dosai or vadai. Next time I am going to try this with some Venn Pongal. Let me know what you paired up this chutney with?
Preparation time – 5 mins
Cooking time – 15 mins
Difficulty level – easy
Ingredients to make Kara Chutney – (serves 4)
- Shallots (small onions) – ½ cup (I used shallots since I did not have any fresh small onions in hand)
- Red chilies – 3 (if you really like it spicy go ahead and add more)
- Garlic – 3 cloves
- Tomatoes – 4
- Tamarind – a small piece
- Salt – to taste
Seasoning –
- Oil – 2 tsp
- Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
- Ullutham paruppu/Urad dal – 1 tsp
- Curry leaves – few
- Asafetida – ¼ tsp
Procedure to make Kara Chutney –
- Grind Shallots, red chili and garlic into a coarse paste adding no water or very little water.
- In a pan, add the oil and heat it up. Once heated, add all the seasoning ingredients and let them sputter.
- Now add the ground paste to the pan and sauté till the raw smell disappears, about 3-4 mins.
- Meanwhile grind the tomatoes and tamarind into a paste and keep it ready. Once the shallot mixture cooks, add the ground tomatoes to it and let it come to a boil. Let the mixture sauté well and once they thicken up a bit, add the salt. If the salt is added in the beginning, the chutney will splatter a lot when boiling. Hence, it is always better to add the salt when the mixture cooks for a while and thickens up.
- Let it come to the preferred consistency and then turn off the flame.
- Serve with Idlis. Dosai’s or paniyaram!
Meena B says
oh this is diff i hv never made this chutney
i have made idli batter today morning hope it ferments till 8pm nite mayb i shud try this chutney against the regular coconut chutney
shasan18 says
Meena Aunty, this is a spicy chutney. Love it with idlis. Do let me know how you liked it 🙂
Nivedhanams Sowmya says
that is tongue tickling!!!! love this one!!
Sowmya
Ongoing Event – Mission – Breakfast
shasan18 says
Thanks Sowmya!
WeR SAHM says
my most favourite chutney!!! yummy
shasan18 says
Thanks!
Sangeetha Nambi says
Yummy chutney…
https://recipe-excavator.blogspot.com
shasan18 says
Thanks Sangeetha!
Shree Kanneppady says
Mouthwatering chutney..
shasan18 says
Thanks Shree 🙂
Julie says
spicy & hot,nice color:)
Join EP event-Nutmeg OR Parsley @ Chef Mireille's Global Creations
shasan18 says
Thanks Julie!
DeepthiDigvijay says
looks delicious
shasan18 says
Thanks Deepthi!
Priya R says
super tasty chutney 🙂 the combinations makes me want to try
shasan18 says
Thanks Priya!
Swathi Iyer says
This chutney looks delicious, next time when I make dosa, I will try.
shasan18 says
Thanks Swathi..This was my first time…Tried it from Janani's blog! We really liked it..
Janani says
You made day dear thanks for sharing,well you are right it does pair great with dosa and idly lovely click and thank you again for trying.
shasan18 says
Thanks to you Janani for a great recipe!
Sangeetha Priya says
Very inviting platter n delicious chutney!!!
shasan18 says
Thanks Sangeetha!
tinku shaji says
Yummy recipe
shasan18 says
Thanks Tinku!
Lakshmi says
My husband love this chutney