Onion tomato chutney recipe -with video
Onion tomato chutney is the usual one I make for idli or dosa. Chutneys are staple in South Indian cuisine. Though we have Idli or dosa on most days for breakfast or dinner, it is the chutney that makes us look forward to the meal.
This version I tasted long back at a birthday party and tried at home assuming the ingredients, but to my surprise the onion tomato chutney (without coconut) came out well and it tasted almost the same . Two days back I made this for dosa and my little one who doesn’t eat chutneys, enjoyed this a lot. This is similar to the basic kara chutney recipe, but the roasted gram | pottukadalai gives an extra taste to the chutney.
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Onion tomato chutney recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Onion roughly chopped
- 1 Tomato roughly chopped
- 3 cloves Garlic optional
- 1 tbsp Roasted gram | pottukadalai
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp oil
- Salt as needed
- 4 Red chilli
- Tamarind a small piece
- ½ tsp Mustard seeds
- Curry leaves few
Instructions
- Chop the onion and tomato finely and peel the skin of the garlic.
- o Add 1 tbsp of oil to a pan add the red chili, tamarind, and garlic, and roast them on a medium flame.
- Now add the onions and saute till they turn slightly brown. Cook on a medium flame. Add salt to this while cooking to ensure even and fast cooking.
- Now add the tomatoes to this.
- Cook till the tomatoes become mushy.
- Add roasted gram to this and switch off the flame.
- Grind this into a smooth paste adding a little water.
- Check for salt and temper with mustard seeds and curry leaves in 1 tsp of oil.
- Dilute this by adding a little water to reach your desired consistency.
- Serve with idli or dosai
Notes
Method:
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- Chop the onion and tomato finely and peel the skin of the garlic.
- Add oil to a pan add the red chili, tamarind, and garlic, and roast them on a medium flame.
- Now add the onions and saute till they turn slightly brown. Cook on a medium flame. Add salt to this while cooking to ensure even and fast cooking.
- Now add the tomatoes to this.
- Cook till the tomatoes become mushy.
- Add roasted gram to this and switch off the flame.
- Grind this into a smooth paste adding a little water.
- Check for salt and temper with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
- Dilute this by adding a little water to reach your desired consistency.
- Serve with idli or dosa.
Note:
- Instead of Roasted gram, urad dal or channa dal can be added.
- If using any of these dals, roast them nicely till golden brown and keep them aside.
- A few tbsps of shredded coconut can be added while grinding the onion tomato chutney.
I make this so often, family favorite, but ur version sounds amazing!
This chutneyis amazing. wk end this is ine of da spl dish with dosa
Loved ur style…..i make it in a different way
its looks g8…..nice clicks
Luv this flavorful n yummy chutney…
I tasted this chutney first time in my in laws house and fell in love with it…. After we came here I used to make my mothers version… But wanted to try my in laws version and told my hubby and actually he prepared that chutney for me that day….. I will never forget it…. Now it has become a regular part in our breakfast….
Nice flavorful chutney !! looks delicious !!
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very delicious chutney…looks yummm
My daughter's fav. chutney, but never tried with potukadalai, will soon give a try 🙂
Very tempting
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what a co-incidence, I made them yesterday to go with akki rotti.
what a co-incidence, I made them yesterday to go with akki rotti.
chutney looks yum!! Must try recipe for me, coz my kiddo loves tomato chutney and i make it atleast twice in a week!!!
My kiddo hates chutneys…will try this one as your version sounds really yum
Yummy chutney, never added pottukadalai in this chutney,will try adding next time.
Very tasty and spicy chutney..love it.
There are so many versions of tomato chutney. This looks lovely.
Yummy and perfect chutney…
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lovely recipe jayashri.. usually I make them separately,.. will try the combination today itself
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A very nice variation of the onion tomato chutney…nice clicks
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Nice click. Looks delicious.
Even I make this sometimes, looks awesome..
Delicious looking chutney,we do make the same way sometimes I use channa dhal instead of roasted gram dhal..
Very delicious chutney,lovely!
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very yummy and spicy chutney recipe. good one
A tasty side dish indeed.
Adding pottukadalai in tomato chutney sounds interesting, will try iy next time, yummy recipe!
lovely chutney, i too make this chutney in a similar way 🙂
We make almost similarly.. except that adding pottukadalai is new to me.. Superb pics!!
I love this chutney with anything!!! I dont add pottukadalai for tomato onion chutney..it will surely give some body to the dish! will def add some when i next try! nice recipe, jey! lovely clicks!!
Chutney looks yummy and a perfect combo with dosa.
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yummy chutney..this is a perfect side dish for idlis and dosa and one that we all like at home.
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Your onion tomato chutney looks tasty
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I am already hungry to see these photos btw, LOL
Chutney looks yum…never tried this way….
Nice version of chutney 🙂
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Hi Jeyashri ,
I too follow this version Jey .
Yummy taste and looks Beautiful….
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i love this…..have made it 3 times…came out yummy
thanks a lot…i just got married and new in cookin….ur blog helps me a lot…:)
hi…thanks a lot…i just got married and m a new learner…ur blog helps me a lot…tank uu once again…
Love this tomato chutney, goes well with parathas or even as a side dish with the mail meal
oh, I like chutneys and Pickles while having lunch or dinner and your tomato chutney recipe sounds appealing
I tried this chutney. came out very well.all your receipes are great. keep posting.
I tried this one…And it was a instant hit especially with my 10 month old baby. She loves Dosa with this chutney and I love the fat that I don't have to worry about making Sambhar when a cranky kid is around 🙂
Hai nice reciepe iam going to make it today itself
I tried it today and it tasted yummyyy .. Lovely recepie
My daughters favourite chutney
Our family's favorite side dish for idli and dosa.
The best thing happen to me is I got to see your website. Really I loved the way u post the recipe's with pic's and just today I did this chutney came out very well. Thanks alot.
Hello jeyashri garu how are you? The good thing happen to me in recent days is just happened to see your site. Really loved the way you describe Recipe's , just today I did this onion tomato chutney came out really well. Thanks lot.
Can I store this chutney for one/two days?
You can store shilpa for a day. Keep in a clean container in the refrigerator
i tried this recipe exactly and it came out great!! thanks:)
Can I make this chutney sans garlic? Will there be any changes in the flavor? Thanks
Yes you can make it without garlic, slightly flavour will change but won't spoil for sure.
Made it today… Tasted great.. thank you?
Hi Jeyashri, I made this chutney recently with paniyaram for a get together with school moms. I put less chilli because they are of different nationalities and eat less spicy food. Everybody loved it and asked me for the recipe; so I shared your link. Thanks:)
Tired this chutney and my hubby just loved it. .So yum yum