Red Chutney / Kaaara chutney

Red chutney or Kaara chutney is served as a side dish for idlies and dosais in South Indian Cuisine.When we go to hotels in South India,.especially in Chennai,we can see different colour chutneys for tiffin.This chutney is also called red chutney as it gets the colour from red chillies.

Ingredients:
1.Onion          -        1
2.Tomato       -        1
3.Red chillies  -        6
4.Urad dal     -         1 tsp
5.Chana dal   -          1 tsp
6.Mutard seeds-       1/4 tsp
7.Coconut       -        2 to 3 pieces

Tempering ingredients :
1.Oil                -         1 tsp
2.Mustard seeds-        1/2 tsp
3.Urad dal         -         1/2 tsp
4.Curry leaves   -          few

Method:
* Take a pan,add oil.
* Add mustard seeds,urad dal,chana dal and red chillies.
* Slowly roast them ,till it turns light brown and keep it aside.
* Now add chopped onion,tomato,coconut and roast them well.
* Cool the mixture completely and grind it with little salt.
* Take another pan,add oil and temper with mutard seeds,urad dal ,curry leaves.
* Pour the tempering in the grinded chutney.
* Serve with idlies,dosas or paniyarams.
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