Receta Kara chutney recipe – How to make kara (spicy) chutney recipe – side dish for idlis | dosas

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Kara chutney is a spicy red chutney made from onions, tomatoes and red chillies and which goes well with idlis, dosas, appams and uthapams.  This chutney is also an easy and quick to make chutney recipe.  Kara chutney is a south indian style chutney and as the name suggests, the red chillies gives a spice taste and tamarind a tangy twist to the chutney. Other chutney recipes : Coconut chutney   Peanut chutney Mint chutney Onion chutney Tomato chutney Onion tomato chutney Coriander chutney   Prep Time : 10 mins Cook Time :  5 mins Servings :  2 persons South Indian cuisine INGREDIENTS Tomatoes – 2 (roughly chopped) Onion – 1 (roughly chopped) Whole red chillies – 2 Chana dal (Bengal gram) – 2 teaspoons Garlic cloves – 4 (optional Tamarind – a small piece (gooseberry sized) Salt to taste Cooking oil – 2 tablespoons FOR SEASONING Cooking oil – 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds or rai – 1/2 teaspoon Curry leaves – few A pinch of asafoetida or hing HOW TO MAKE OR PREPARE KARA CHUTNEY RECIPE Heat 2 tablespoons of  oil in a pan.  Add chana dal and red chillies and roast till chana dal turns golden in colour.  Then add chopped onions, tomatoes, garlic cloves, salt and tamarind and saute on low flame, till the tomatoes become soft. Once the tomatoes become tender and mixture gets thick, switch off the flame.  Transfer to a plate.  Allow the onion-tomato mixture to cool down. Grind the mixture to a smooth paste without adding water.  Add very little water, if required. Temper the chutney with mustard seeds, hing, curry leaves in a teaspoon of oil. Serve delicious kara chutney with idlis, dosas or uthapams NOTES/TIPS Adjust red chillies as per spicy taste required by you. For a variation, you can add little grated coconut for making this chutney. You can use gingelly oil for seasoning, as it gives a nice flavour to the chutney.   Related RecipesCollection of 12 veg chutney recipes – Indian chutney recipesCurry leaves chutney|karuveppilai chutney|kadipatta chutney recipe – side dish for idlis,dosas – chutney recipesCoriander coconut chutney recipe – side dish for idlis/dosasGreen chutney (hari chutney) or coriander chutney recipe – green chutney recipe for sandwiches, chaatsGarlic chutney recipe – side dish for idlis and dosasFrench beans stir-fry recipe – how to make beans palya or beans poriyal recipe – south indian stylePoha dosa or aval dosa recipe – how to make soft and spongy poha dosa recipeMango thokku/mavinakayi thokku recipe – how to make grated raw mango thokku recipePumpkin erissery recipe – how to make mathanga (pumpkin) erissery recipe – onam recipesMasala paniyaram or paddu or kuzhi paniyaram recipe – snacks recipe