Chutney recipes for dosa idli pongal
Onion tomato chutney
Roast one table spoons gram dhal and a few red chillies in little oil
Cut onion and tomato into slices. For one tomato take two onions
Take 3-4 table spoons oil in a vaanali ( vessel ) and fry the onion
Onion need not be chopped into fine pieces. However the smaller they are the easier it is to fry
Once onions are partially fried add the tomatoes and fry
Add salt according to your requirement
When the tomatoes are also cooked / fried remove and allow them to cool
Then grind the tomato , onion, gram dhal and red chillies mixture in a grinder . Saute with mustard and urad dhall. Serve as a side dish for idly and dosa
Cut onion and tomato into slices. For one tomato take two onions
Take 3-4 table spoons oil in a vaanali ( vessel ) and fry the onion
Onion need not be chopped into fine pieces. However the smaller they are the easier it is to fry
Once onions are partially fried add the tomatoes and fry
Add salt according to your requirement
When the tomatoes are also cooked / fried remove and allow them to cool
Then grind the tomato , onion, gram dhal and red chillies mixture in a grinder . Saute with mustard and urad dhall. Serve as a side dish for idly and dosa
thakkali vengayam chutney under preparation
The advantage of this chutney it is simple, easy to make .
Since the ingredients are very few it can be prepared very quick.
The flavour of the chutney is from the onion tomato combination and proportion.
The advantage of this chutney is that the taste is very good
Since the ingredients are very few it can be prepared very quick.
The flavour of the chutney is from the onion tomato combination and proportion.
The advantage of this chutney is that the taste is very good
Excellent side dish for idli and dosa
Tomato chutney without garlic or onion | no onion no garlic recipe
Some do not like the flavour of onion and garlic . There are also some people who avoid onion and garlic during festivals like Varalakshmi Vratham, Navratri or when they perform Vrat. I have used local tomatoes and diced them into small pieces so that it is easy to cook.
Once they are cool , transfer the dhal , chillies and tomatoes to a mixer and grind into a fine paste
Onion peanut chutney | ground nut and onion chutney recipe
Take two teaspoons of urad dhal , two table spoons of peanuts , a few red chillies according to the karam you may need, two medium sized onions and amla size tamarind
Urad dhal and chillies are roasted in oil. If the peanuts or ground nuts are raw fry them is oil , if they are already roasted , roast in a little oil.
Two medium sized onions are cut into pieces and fried in a vessel with tamarind. Add them to the already ready mixture of chillies , urad dhal and ground nuts . Add salt as required. Allow them to cool and then grind in a mixer. Saute with mustard and urad dhal. Serve as a side dish for idli or dosa.
Vengayam , verkadalai chutney an awesome side dish
Pudina coconut and onion chutney
Take a small onion and chop into small pieces
Fry the onion pieces with a little oil
Take four table spoons of grated coconut and one table spoon of fried gram dhall
I have used a few pudina ( mint ) leaves and green chillies
( These are from my garden and so they are organic vegetables !)
I have not added tamarind because I squeeze half a slice of lemon in the chutney
After the onion cools , grind all the ingredients in a mixer
Saute with mustard, urad dhal and a few curry leaves
It is an easy and tasty side dish for idly, dosai and pongal
Fry the onion pieces with a little oil
Take four table spoons of grated coconut and one table spoon of fried gram dhall
I have used a few pudina ( mint ) leaves and green chillies
( These are from my garden and so they are organic vegetables !)
I have not added tamarind because I squeeze half a slice of lemon in the chutney
After the onion cools , grind all the ingredients in a mixer
Saute with mustard, urad dhal and a few curry leaves
It is an easy and tasty side dish for idly, dosai and pongal
Images showing some of the ingredients
Pudina thokku | Mint thokku recipe in Tamil
This is one of the most tasty side dishes that can be prepared. Mint by itself gives a beautiful flavour to any recipe we prepare. I have added a video in Tamil on how to prepare this recipe. This video is in Tamil and is from my YouTube channel - Rangolisansdots that has lots of rangoli , some recipes and crafts. The link to my YouTube video for this thokku is 👉Pudina thokku video
Coconut gram dhal chutney | Thengai pottu kadalai chutney
Green chillies , three to four according to your taste
Tamarind a small ball size of an amla , instead of tamarind we can squeeze a lemon also
Salt according to your requirement
Asafoetida is also sprinkled on the mixture
To enhance the taste we can add two garlic cloves or two to three shallots
Now add this to a mixer and wet grind
Saute with mustard , urad dhal and curry leaves and add to the ground mixture
Kadalai paruppu thengai thogayal
This is common side dish with gram dhal and grated coconut
This may not qualify as a side dish for idli or dosa , we may use it little diluted though
The ingredients are two table spoons gram dhal, few red chillies , half tea spoon mustard and asafoetida for flavour
Add a little oil in a vessel ( vanali ) and roast them till the dhal turns golden brown
Add four table spoons grated coconut
Add salt as required
After the roasted ingredients cool , add water and grind in a mixer
This is actually a side dish for white rice
I prepare it for dinner sometimes when sambar and rasam have been used
( probably the children liked them very much that day and that is quite rare as we all know !)
This may not qualify as a side dish for idli or dosa , we may use it little diluted though
The ingredients are two table spoons gram dhal, few red chillies , half tea spoon mustard and asafoetida for flavour
Add a little oil in a vessel ( vanali ) and roast them till the dhal turns golden brown
Add four table spoons grated coconut
Add salt as required
After the roasted ingredients cool , add water and grind in a mixer
This is actually a side dish for white rice
I prepare it for dinner sometimes when sambar and rasam have been used
( probably the children liked them very much that day and that is quite rare as we all know !)
This tasty dish is ready to be served
