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Pottukadalai Chutney Recipe

Time and servings

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Ingredients

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!For Chutney:

  • 2 tsp oil
  • ½ tbsp chana dal
  • ½ tbsp urad dal
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 3 dried red chilli
  • ½ cup roasted gram dal / putani
  • ¼ cup coconut (grated)
  • small piece tamarind
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 cup water

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!For tempering:

  • 2 tsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • ½ tsp urad dal
  • ¼ tsp hing
  • 1 dried red chilli
  • few curry leaves

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Instructions

  1. Firstly, in a pan heat 2 tsp oil. add ½ tbsp chana dal, ½ tbsp urad dal, 2 cloves garlic and roast until the dal turns golden brown.
  2. Add 3 dried red chilli, and ½ cup roasted gram dal, and roast until the putani turns golden and crunchy.
  3. Further add ¼ cup coconut, and a small piece of tamarind, and saute for a minute.
  4. Cool completely, and transfer to the mixer jar.
  5. Add ½ tsp salt and grind to a fine powder without adding water.
  6. Now add 1 cup water and grind to a smooth paste. Add more water to adjust the consistency of the chutney.
  7. To prepare the tempering heat 2 tsp oil. add 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp urad dal, ¼ tsp hing, 1 dried red chilli, and few curry leaves.
  8. Splutter the tempering and pour over the chutney.
  9. Finally, mix the tadka well with Pottukadalai Chutney Recipe and enjoy with idli and dosa.

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Step-by-step

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Firstly, in a pan heat 2 tsp oil. add ½ tbsp chana dal, ½ tbsp urad dal, 2 cloves garlic and roast until the dal turns golden brown.
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Add 3 dried red chilli, and ½ cup roasted gram dal, and roast until the putani turns golden and crunchy.
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Further add ¼ cup coconut, and a small piece of tamarind, and saute for a minute.
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Cool completely, and transfer to the mixer jar.
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Add ½ tsp salt and grind to a fine powder without adding water.
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Now add 1 cup water and grind to a smooth paste. Add more water to adjust the consistency of the chutney.
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To prepare the tempering heat 2 tsp oil. add 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp urad dal, ¼ tsp hing, 1 dried red chilli, and few curry leaves.
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Splutter the tempering and pour over the chutney.
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Finally, mix the tadka well with Pottukadalai Chutney Recipe and enjoy with idli and dosa.Pottukadalai Chutney Recipe

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Notes

  • Firstly, roast the putani on medium flame, or else the chutney will taste raw.
  • Also, powder the chutney first and then add water to the grind to smooth the consistency. this prevents from over grinding the chutney.
  • Additionally, you can also add ginger and peanuts for variation in flavor.
  • Finally, Pottukadalai Chutney Recipe recipe tastes great when prepared slightly spicy.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/pottukadalai-chutney-recipe/