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Heavenly Onion Tomato Chutney: Elevate Your Idli-Dosa Breakfast!
- •Discover a mouth-watering onion tomato chutney recipe to enhance your idli, dosa, and paddu.
- •Break the monotony of daily groundnut and coconut chutneys with this new, flavorful option.
- •This chutney offers a delightful blend of spicy, sour, and slightly sweet flavors.
- •Key ingredients include 6 onions, 6 tomatoes, dried red chilies, mustard seeds, cumin, fenugreek, coriander powder, ginger, and salt.
- •Learn the step-by-step process, from preparing the main chutney to adding a flavorful tempering with garlic and curry leaves.
Key Questions Answered
The chutney requires 6 medium-sized onions, 6 medium-sized tomatoes, 3-4 teaspoons of oil, 4 teaspoons of coriander powder, 1 teaspoon each of mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and fenugreek seeds, 15 dried red chilies, 2 cloves of ginger (optional), and salt to taste.
First, fry coriander powder, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, and fenugreek seeds in hot oil, then add dried red chilies, chopped onions, and ginger. Cook for about 3 minutes until raw smells disappear, add tomato pieces and salt, and cook until soft. Finally, let the mixture cool, grind it slowly in a mixer, and mix in a prepared tempering of oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves, dried red chilies, and garlic.
This delicious onion tomato chutney is traditionally served with breakfast items like idli, dosa, vada, and paddu to enhance their taste with spicy, sour, and slightly sweet flavors.
