Urad dal chutney recipe | Side dish for idli | dosa

Chutney Without  coconut - Ulutham paruppu chutney

 Urad dal chutney is asimple and tasty made with urad dal, red chili, onion and garlic as the the main ingredients, and it serves as a perfect side dish for idli , dosa or kuzhi paniyaram. The tamarind is added to balance to the spiciness of the red chili. Check out my other chutney | side dish for idli dosa recipes. 

Urad dal chutney recipe

  Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 15 Mins |Serves: 3-4

     Urad dal   1/4 cup
     Red chili    4
     Tamarind   a small piece
     Onion   1
     Garlic   1 pod (optional)
     Mustard seeds  1/4 tsp
     Asafoetida   2 pinches
     Oil    1 tsp
     Salt   as needed
     Curry leaves  few
     

Method:

• In a pan add oil and add the urad dal, red chili and tamarind. Add the asafoetida along with this. Saute till golden brown.   

• Keep it aside and roughly chop the onions and peel the skin of the garlic.
• Cook in the same pan in a low flame till the onions turn brown.

• Allow all the roasted items to cool completely. Put this in mixie along with salt.

• Grind this into a smooth paste by adding water as needed to get the chutney consistency.
• Temper with mustard seeds and curry leaves and add it to the chutney.

• Chutney is ready to serve with idli or dosa or kuzhipaniyaram.  

Notes:

1. If you want you can add little coconut to the chutney while grinding.
2. You can skip the garlic too, if you do not eat garlic.