Ingredients: 2 onions, 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, 2 tablespoons black urad dal (split), 1 tablespoon tamarind paste, 3 dry red chillies, 1/2 teaspoon jaggery, 2 teaspoons oil, salt – 1 teaspoon, as per taste Rye, 1 sprig curry leaves, 1/2 teaspoon oil
Time in minutes: 40 Servings: 4 Course: Side Dish Diet: Vegetarian
Instructions: To make South Indian Onion Chutney, first of all chop the onion and keep it aside. Now heat 1 teaspoon of oil in the pan. Add cumin seeds, dry red chillies and let it cook for 10 seconds. Now add urad dal in it and let it cook till it becomes golden. Turn off the gas and drain in a bowl. Add another spoon of oil to the same pan. Add onions and let it cook for 4 to 5 minutes. Turn off the gas and let it cool down. Now put urad dal, cumin and dry red chillies in the mixer grinder and grind them. Add cooked onions, tamarind and jaggery. Add some water and grind it. Now for the tempering, heat the oil in a small pan. Add mustard seeds and curry leaves. After 10 seconds, add it to the chutney and mix. Serve South Indian onion chutney with masala dosa or ghee dosa for a tsunag breakfast.