Vandikaran Chutney / Kara Chutney

Serving Size : 3

Cooking Time : 10 min

Preparation Time : 20 min

Ingredients

• Tomatoes - 3 roughly chopped
• Garlic - small - 20 big - 15
• Tamarind - Small Gooseberry size
• Dry red chilies - 5 ( if you like more spice add more red chilies)
• Chana Dal - 2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Curry Leaves - 1 string
• Mustard - 1 tsp
• Oil - 2 tsp

Method

• In a kadai add oil, once oil heats up add red chilies and fry it with changing it's color and keep it aside.
• Now add chana dal and fry it until golden brown, now add garlic and fry it until raw smell of garlic goes away.
• Now add tomatoes, tamarind and saute until tomatoes become mushy. Switch off the flame and let cool completely.
• Now in the mixer add red chilies and saute items, salt and grind it fine paste.
• In same kadai add some oil and tamper mustard and curry leaves, add to chutney.
• Serve this chutney with Idli, Dosa, Rava Dosa, etc.

Method With Photo

• In a kadai add oil, once oil heats up add red chilies and fry it with changing it's color and keep it aside.

• Now add chana dal and fry it until golden brown, now add garlic and fry it until raw smell of garlic goes away.

• Now add tomatoes, tamarind and saute until tomatoes become mushy. Switch off the flame and let cool completely.

• In same kadai add some oil and tamper mustard and curry leaves, add to chutney.
• Serve this chutney with Idli, Dosa, Rava Dosa, etc.