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 KARA CHUTNEY RECIPE | 

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Kara chutney is a perfect side dish for South Indian Breakfast like Idli and Dosa. This chutney can be made very easily with available ingredients from the kitchen like onion, garlic, tomato, red chillies and tamarind and is flavored with mustards seeds, urad dal, and curry leaves in sesame oil. 

Kara Chutney is very spicy and tasty that is usually made with dry red chillies. It is quite popular in Tamil Nadu and Andhra.  You can also enjoy this chutney with bonda, bajji, samosas, kebab, chaats, etc., This  chutney recipe is simple to prepare and easy to make and can be prepared under 20 minutes. We can store this chutney in refrigerator for 2-3 days. Follow my step by step photo recipe to prepare Kara Chutney. If you like this recipe share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.

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RECIPE FOR KARA CHUTNEY

Coarse       : Breakfast / Dinner

Cuisine      : South Indian

Author       : Jayashree Karthik

Prep Time  : 5 min

Cook Time : 15 min

Total Time  : 20 min

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INGREDIENTS

• 2 tsp oil

• 1 large onion - chopped

• 5 garlic

• 8-10 red chillies

• 2 large tomatoes

• small piece of tamarind

• salt to taste

• water - to grind

• 1 tsp sesame oil - for seasoning

• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds

• 1 tsp urad dal

• 8-10 curry leaves

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PROCEDURE

• heat 2 tsp oil in the sauce pan

• add chopped onion and garlic

• saute well for 4-5 minutes or until the onion turns transparent

• add chopped tomato, tamarind and red chilli

• cook for 2 minutes or until the tomatoes turn mushy

• once tomatoes cooked well, switch off the flame

• cool down the mixture completely

• transfer into mixer grinder

• grind to a smooth paste without adding water and set aside

• heat a tsp of oil in the same pan

• temper with mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves

• add ground paste and mix well

• cover with lid and cook for 1-2 minutes or until the oil starts to separate from the chutney

• switch off the flame

• serve with idli, dosa, uthappam, paniyaram, etc.,

• Enjoy!

 NOTES

• adjust spice level according to the taste
• you can also add 1/4 cup grated coconut into the chutney to adjust the spice level

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Kara Chutney With Step By Step Photo Recipe

heat 2 tsp oil in the pan

add chopped onion and garlic

saute well until it turns transparent

add chopped tomato, tamarind and red chilli

cook the tomatoes well until it turns mushy and then 

switch off the flame

transfer into mixer grinder

add salt and grind to a smooth paste without adding water

heat a tsp of oil in the same pan, temper with mustard seeds, 

urad dal and curry leaves

add ground chutney paste

mix well

cover with lid and cook for 2 minutes in low flame

kara chutney is ready

serve with idli, dosa, uthappam, paniyaram, etc.,

Kara Chutney