Friday, April 08, 2011

AVASARA CHUTNEY

Even though this chutney has tomatoes and onions, we always call this chutney in this name as this chutney can be prepared very quickly. In addition to that, this chutney tastes delicious especially with crisp dosas.



அவசர சட்னி

Ingredients:

Onions-2
Big tomato-1
A small lime-sized tamarind
Red chillies-8 to 10
Sambar onions [finely chopped]-6
Curry leaves- 4
Chopped coriander- 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
Black gram- 1 tsp
Gingelly oil- 2 tbsp
Asafetida powder- half sp
Salt to taste

Procedure:

Grind the onions, tomato, red chillies and the tamarind to a fine paste.
Heat a pan and pour the oil.
Add the mustard seeds and when they splutter, add the black gram, greens and the asafetida powder.
Fry for a few minutes and then add the chopped onion.
Fry the onion to golden brown.
Pour this to the chutney and mix well.
The tastiest avasara chutney is ready now