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Street style Kara chutney
Tamilnadu street style kara chutney without tomato and onion, pairs well with idli and dosa

- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 3 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
3
- Ingredients
- 8-10 red chilis
- 1/4 cup pottukadalai | roasted gram dal
- 1/4 cup coconut
- A small piece tamarind
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 tsp oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- few curry leaves
- Water as needed
- Salt as needed
Instructions
- 1
Soak the red chilis in normal water for 10 minutes.
- 2
You can put the tamarind also along with this if you want.
- 3
In a mixie jar, add the pottukadalai, coconut, garlic cloves, salt and the soaked red chilis.
- 4
I forgot to add tamarind and so added in the last.
- 5
Grind this into a smooth paste.
- 6
Transfer this to a bowl and add little water to adjust the consistency.
- 7
In a pan add oil and temper with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
- 8
Add this to the chutney.
- 9
Mix well.
- 10
Serve with hot idlis or dosais.