
Time and servings
Time and servings
Ingredients
- 2 tsp oil
- 2 tbsp chana dal
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 inch ginger
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- 3 whole kashmiri red chilli (dried)
- ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
- salt to taste
- water to grind
Instructions
- firstly, heat a pan with some oil.
- further saute 2 tbsp chana dal to light golden brown.
- add in 4 cloves garlic, 1 inch ginger and 1 onion.
- saute well till the onions turn translucent.
- additionally add in 3 whole dried red chilli, ¼ tsp turmeric and salt to taste.
- saute well till the chillis turn crisp.
- cool the mixture completely, and transfer to the blender.
- blend to smooth paste adding water as required.
- finally, serve red chutney with mysore masala dose or cheese dosa.
Step-by-step
1
firstly, heat a pan with some oil.

2
further saute 2 tbsp chana dal to light golden brown.

3
add in 4 cloves garlic, 1 inch ginger and 1 onion.

4
saute well till the onions turn translucent.

5
additionally add in 3 whole dried red chilli, ¼ tsp turmeric and salt to taste.

6
saute well till the chillis turn crisp.

7
cool the mixture completely, and transfer to the blender.

8
blend to smooth paste adding water as required.

9
finally, serve red chutney with mysore masala dose or**cheese dosa.
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Notes
- firstly, make sure your onions are not too pungent.
- also add a small amount tamarind to give a tangy flavour to the chutney
- additionally, frying onion, ginger and garlic are optional. but this helps to get rid of raw smell.
- finally, red chutney taste great when prepared spicy.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/red-chutney-dosa-chutney-mysore-masala/