onion tomato chutney recipe – a post long due. i do like onion tomato chutney, but my preference is always for coconut chutney with idli and dosa. so most of the times i end up making different versions of coconut chutney when i make idli or dosa.
to make this onion tomato chutney is easy and you can just change the taste a bit here or there, by altering the proportions of onion, tomato, dry red chilies and tamarind. i have used equal proportions in weight of the onion and tomato in this recipe. i have not tempered the chutney towards the end, but just to perk up and make it more flavorsome you can temper with mustard seeds, dry red chilies and curry leaves. but there is really no need. as the chutney tastes good even without tempering.
i served the onion tomato chutney with crisp dosa made in an easy way. no soaking and grinding method. its so easy and i will share the recipe post soon.
so lets begin with the step by step onion tomato chutney recipe:
1. heat oil and add the urad dal.
2. once they start to become light brown, add the dry red chilies. so by the time the urad dal turns to a maroonish color, the red chilies would also have changed color. make sure you don't burn the them.
3. add the chopped onions and saute till they are light golden.
4. when the onions have become light golden, add the tomatoes, asafoetida and salt.
5. stir and saute till the tomatoes have softened and cooked. this step is important as you don't want the raw aroma of tomatoes in the chutney. if the tomatoes start sticking to the pan, then just sprinkle some water on them and continue to saute.
6. so now the tomatoes are cooked and softened.
7. let the chutney mixture become warm or cool. later add in a chutney grinder or a small blender jar. add a small piece of tamarind too.
8. without adding any water grind the chutney till smooth. you can also make it semi coarse if you prefer. if you are unable to grind, then you can add some water.
9. serve the onion tomato chutney as an accompaniment with idli or dosa or medu vada.
if you are looking for more chutney recipes then do check peanut chutney, coconut curd chutney, saunth chutney, red chutney recipe and anardana ki chutney recipe.
onion tomato chutney recipe below:
onion tomato chutney recipe
Author: dassana
Recipe type: side
Cuisine: south indian
- 100 gms onion – about 2 medium onions
- 100 gms tomatoes – about 1 large tomato or 2 medium tomatoes
- ½ tsp urad dal/spilt and husked black gram
- 1 to 2 dry red red chilies. kept whole or broken, deseeded if you prefer
- a pinch of asafoetida/hing
- a small piece of tamarind – approx ½ tsp of seedless tightly packed tamarind
- 1 tbsp sunflower or peanut oil or sesame oil – not the asian variety of sesame oil
- salt as required
- water as required for grinding the chutney(optional)
- heat the oil. lower the flame. add the urad dal and when they start to become light brown, add the red chilies.
- saute till the urad dal become golden.
- add the onions and saute till light brown. add the tomatoes and asafoetida. season with salt.
- saute till the tomatoes become soft, pulpy and are completely cooked. the rawness of the tomatoes should go away, otherwise you will get the raw aroma of the tomatoes in the chutney.
- cool this onion tomato mixture and then grind in a chutney grinder with tamarind. no need to add water while grinding. but if you are unable to grind then add little water.
- check the taste and add some more salt or tamarind if required and continue to grind to a smooth chutney. pour the chutney in a serving bowl.
- you can temper the chutney with mustard seeds, dry red chilies and curry leaves if you want. but just like this also the chutney tastes good.
- serve onion tomato chutney with idli, dosa or medu vada.
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