Tomato and Onion chutney/gojju

Greetings to all you readers out there... :)

It has been quite a long time since I've posted any of my cooking experiences :) Today I prepared one of my favorite side dishes i.e. Tomato and onion chutney or you may call it gojju in terms of Kannada. It is a tangy recipe that tickles my taste buds :) I love it in spite of its simplicity in its ingredients.

The recipe goes as follows.

Ingredients: (For three people)

2 medium sized onions

2 medium sized tomatoes

3-4 Green chilies

2 tsp red chilly powder

½ tsp garam masala

½ tsp turmeric powder

½ tsp sugar

Salt to taste

Seasoning:

Vegetable oil (For seasoning and shallow frying)

½ tsp Mustard seeds

½ tsp Cumin seeds

½ tsp Urad dal

Few curry leaves

Method:

Chop the green chilies, onions and tomatoes. Heat 2 tsp of oil. Add urad dal, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and curry leaves. Let the mustard seeds finish their popping. Now add chopped onions and the green chilies. Fry them until they become soft and lightly brown. Add the tomatoes. And leave it to cook for 5 minutes on a medium flame and close the vessel with a lid.

After 5 minutes, add red chilly powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, sugar and salt. Mix them well and let it cook for about 10 minutes on a medium flame. After its cooked, serve hot with chapathis or you can have it with rice or curd rice.

Try it out :) 

Till then Happy cooking :)

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Onion Chutney

Hello friends,

Today I prepared onion chutney. It is the simplest recipe available I presume. :) It goes along with rice really well and also with idlis and dosas.

The recipe goes as follows.

Ingredients: (For three people)

3 medium sized onions

5-6 Dry red chillies

¾ tsp tamarind paste

Salt to taste

Seasoning:

Vegetable oil (For seasoning and shallow frying)

½ tsp Mustard seeds

½ tsp Cumin seeds

½ tsp Urad dal

1 Red chilly

Few curry leaves

Method:

Chop the onions. Heat oil in a vessel and add the red chillies and chopped onions. Fry them until they become soft. Don’t let them become brown, or else it’ll taste bitter. Remove from heat and let it cool.

Grind the onion and chilly mixture with tamarind and salt to a fine paste.

Now, prepare the seasoning. Heat 2 tsp of oil. Add urad dal, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chilly and curry leaves. Allow the mustard seeds to pop. As it stops popping pour the seasoning over the chutney.

Serve with rice, dosas or idlis :)

Do try this simple recipe and relish it :)

Till then Happy cooking :)

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