Onion Chutney Recipe | Multipurpose Indian Vengaya Chutney For Idli Dosa with detailed photo and video recipe. An extremely simple and all-purpose spicy condiment chutney recipe prepared with red onion slices. It is basically an extension of the spicy pickle recipe with almost similar basic spices and ingredients. It is multi-purpose chutney and can be easily served to any type of morning South Indian breakfast recipe if not for lunch and dinner with rice and chapati.
Onion Chutney Recipe | Multipurpose Indian Vengaya Chutney For Idli Dosa with step-by-step photo and video recipe. Chutney has always been one of the favourites and a must condiment across India. It is typically used as a taste enhancer or side dish with different types of breakfast, and meals to make it more interesting and exciting. One such simple yet tasty chutney recipe is an onion chutney recipe known for its spicy and sharp taste with a hint of sweetness in it.
I have always been a huge fan of chutney recipes and I typically make such long shelf life chutney and store it in the refrigerator. My favourite choice is tomato chutney, but I do explore other types of vegetable chutneys too. Even though I do not prepare Vengaya Chutney frequently, I do like it for my dosa and chapatis. The only reason I make this less frequently is for the fact that I cannot consume it all days of the week. Whereas, a similar kind of tomato chutney or capsicum chutney does not have any kind of such limitations. Yet I would heavily recommend trying this variety of chutney and using it for morning breakfast, lunch and even dinner.
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Onion Chutney Recipe | Vengaya Chutney | Multipurpose Indian Onion Chutney For Dosa
Ingredients
for chutney:
- 4 red onion, sliced
- 10 dried red chilli
- 2 tbsp oil
- ½ tbsp urad dal
- ½ tbsp chana dal
- 1 tsp cumin
- ¼ tsp methi
- 10 cloves garlic
- ½ tsp salt
- small ball sized tamarind
for tempering:
- ¼ cup oil
- 1 tsp mustard
- ½ tsp urad dal
- pinch hing
- few curry leaves
- 1 tsp jaggery
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- firstly, soak 10 dried red chilli in hot water for 10 minutes. keep aside.
- in a large pan heat 2 tbsp oil. add ½ tbsp urad dal, ½ tbsp chana dal, 1 tsp cumin and ¼ tsp methi.
- saute until the dal turns aromatic.
- now add 10 cloves of garlic and saute slightly.
- further, add 4 sliced onions and saute until the onion shrinks slightly.
- also, add ½ tsp salt and continue to cook until the onion changes colour slightly.
- now add soaked red chilli, and small ball-sized tamarind and saute for 2 minutes.
- cool completely, and grind to a smooth paste without adding water. keep aside.
- in a large pan heat ¼ cup oil. add 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp urad dal, pinch hing and few curry leaves. splutter the tempering.
- further, pour in prepared onion chutney and cook for 2 minutes.
- add in 1 tsp jaggery and ½ tsp salt.
- cook until the oil separates from the pan.
- finally, enjoy onion chutney with idli, dosa, rice or roti.
Nutrition
How to make onion chutney with step-by-step photo:
- firstly, soak 10 dried red chilli in hot water for 10 minutes. keep aside.
- in a large pan heat 2 tbsp oil. add ½ tbsp urad dal, ½ tbsp chana dal, 1 tsp cumin and ¼ tsp methi.
- saute until the dal turns aromatic.
- now add 10 cloves of garlic and saute slightly.
- further, add 4 sliced onions and saute until the onion shrinks slightly.
- also, add ½ tsp salt and continue to cook until the onion changes colour slightly. now add soaked red chilli, and small ball-sized tamarind and saute for 2 minutes.
- cool completely, and grind to a smooth paste without adding water. keep aside.
- in a large pan heat ¼ cup oil. add 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp urad dal, pinch hing and few curry leaves. splutter the tempering.
- further, pour in prepared onion chutney and cook for 2 minutes.
- add in 1 tsp jaggery and ½ tsp salt.
- cook until the oil separates from the pan.
- finally, enjoy onion chutney with idli, dosa, rice or roti.
Notes:
- firstly, make sure to add a generous amount of oil to the chutney, as it increases the shelf life.
- also, cook on low to medium flame to prevent the chutney from burning.
- additionally, do not skip jaggery, as it balances the flavour of chutney.
- finally, onion chutney recipe tastes great when prepared with red onions.