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Onion Tomato Chutney Recipe For Dosa Idli

PUBLISHED: Mar 15, 2016 · LAST UPDATED: Jun 23, 2021 By Asiya 10 Comments

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Onion tomato chutney recipe is the most popular chutney down south and is a very flavorful and spicy chutney that takes in very few ingredients along with regular tempering. Do not use green tomatoes to make this chutney. Make use of red colour tomatoes which are easily available in markets.

This chutney tastes best with dosa recipes like onion dosa, oats dosa etc...

how to make onion tomato chutney

This onion tomato chutney goes well with roti or dosa or idli or even rice. Its the perfect accompaniment down south for even breakfast recipes. Along with this chutney coconut chutney too tastes best with idli/dosa/vada/uttapam etc...

Tomato is an amzing healthy veggie with which we can try various recipes like tomato pickle etc...

The recipe requires basic ingredients like onions, tomatoes, green chillies and tamarind for a tangy flavor and these ingredients are the key ingredients for any kind of chutney made using vegetables.

onion-tomato-chutney-recipe

Chutneys are quite popular in south india and every meal is incomplete without any kind of chutney recipe and pickles and fries. Chutneys are very filling and go very well with rice too...

Down south people love to prefer chutneys with hot rice and ghee and this combination is quite filling and very yummy and delicious and a must try chutney recipe.

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This chutney is even more delicious if tempering is given to the chutney recipe which actually brings out the flavors of the recipe....

Do check out the details and instructions on how to make onion tomato chutney for idli, dosa, uttapams, rice  etc... which is totally a south indian style onion tomato chutney recipe.

Recipe:

Instructions

Step 1:

  • Firstly, take a wok, heat it, add peanuts into it and dry roast them for few minutes.
  • Cool them down, peel the peanuts and rest them aside.

Step 2:

  • In a separate pan, add oil and heat it.
  • Add chopped green chillies, thickly chopped onions, saute for few minutes on low flame.
  • Add tamarind pieces, cook and saute the whole mixture until they turn slight brown or pink in color.

Step 3(Blend the chutney):

  • In a blender, add the peeled peanuts and powder them finely.
  • Into the powder, add the cooked mixture of chillies, onions and tamarind.
  • Add salt as per taste.
  • Add water as per consistency required.
  • Blend the chutney into a fine paste.
  • Transfer the chutney into a bowl.

Step 4(Give tadka):

  • In a sauce pan, add oil and heat it.
  • Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and allow them to pop up.
  • Add dried red chillies and stir for few seconds.
  • Add curry leaves and let them crackle.
  • Transfer this tadka all over the chutney.
  • Serve the chutney with idli, dosa uttapam etc...

How to make onion tomato chutney recipe below:

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Onion Tomato Chutney Recipe For Dosa Idli

Asiya
A spicy and flavorful onion tomato chutney eaten along with hot rice and ghee...
4.67 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 5 mins
Total Time 15 mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine South Indian
Servings 2
Calories 210 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the chutney:

  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds/jeera
  • 1 teaspoon urad dal/split black gram/mina pappu
  • 2 dried red chillies
  • 4-5 medium size onions thickly sliced
  • 2-3 medium size tomatoes thickly sliced
  • 4-5 slit green chillies
  • 4-5 long tamarind pieces
  • salt - to taste

For the tempering:

  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • ¼ teaspoon urad dal
  • ¼ teaspoon chana dal/bengal gram optional
  • 3-4 dried red chillies
  • 4-5 curry leaves

Instructions
 

For the chutney:

  • Firstly, in a wok, add oil and heat it.
  • Into it, add cumin seeds, urad dal/split black gram, dried red chillies and stir well.
  • Into it add green chillies and stir.
  • Into it add sliced onions and mix well.
  • Add tomatoes, tamarind pieces and cook for 5-10 minutes on sim flame until all the ingredients turn soft.
  • Cool down the whole mixture.
  • In a blender, add all the ingredients, add salt according to taste.
  • Blend the mixture until the chutney turns soft and transfer the chutney in a bowl.

For the tempering of chutney:

  • In a sauce pan, add oil and heat it.
  • Into it, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and allow it to crackle.
  • Add urad dal, chana dal and stir.
  • Add dried red chillies and mix well.
  • Add curry leaves too and let them crackle.
  • Transfer the tadka/tempering onto the chutney.
  • Serve the chutney with plain hot rice and ghee!!!

Notes

The chutney can be stored airtight for 2-3 days in refrigerator...

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Onion Tomato Chutney Recipe For Dosa Idli
Amount Per Serving
Calories 210
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. sarah

    March 16, 2016 at 4:35 pm

    Good

    Reply
    • asiya

      March 18, 2016 at 12:38 pm

      Thank u sarah...

      Reply
  2. leeshin

    March 18, 2016 at 12:12 pm

    onion and tomato chutney always serves good combo for idli and dosas, thank you for this recipe. the pic sounds yummy as the site name

    Reply
    • asiya

      March 18, 2016 at 12:36 pm

      Thank u so much leeshin for such a positive feedback....

      Reply
  3. Rhythm Sampat

    March 20, 2016 at 3:17 pm

    Hi ,
    This is Rhythm, I had sent you an email to add me to your Indian food board. Please add me.

    Cheers
    Rhythm

    Reply
    • asiya

      March 20, 2016 at 3:20 pm

      Sure Sampat...Hope you love joining the board...

      Reply
  4. Aanchal Mehta

    April 15, 2016 at 12:00 pm

    It is looking delicious...next time when I cook dosa will surely make this chutney.

    Reply
    • asiya

      April 15, 2016 at 12:17 pm

      This chutney tastes perfect with dosa and surely you would love it...

      Reply
  5. Jen

    June 28, 2016 at 3:47 pm

    Hiya, just need to ask - how long this chutney will stay in the fridge. Beautiful Cooking. Thanks

    Reply
    • asiya

      June 28, 2016 at 4:32 pm

      Hi Jen thanks for the feedback...Since it has onions in it...It can last max upto 2-3 days and do store it air tight..Because we have added onions it cannot be stored for a long time...

      Reply

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