Chana Dal Onion Chutney Recipe
This chutney is very easy to make and will be very nice with dosai and idly.

Ingredients
2 tsp oil
1 small piece cinnamon or pattai
1 small piece cloves or krambu
1 small piece cardamon or yelakaai
2 pinches sompf or sombu
3 nos red chillies
2 tbsp chana daal or kadalai parappu
3 tbsp of fresh shreaded coconut
1/2 chopped onion
5 tbsp crushed tomato or 2 chopped tomatoes
1/2 tsp salt or more as needed
seasoning:
1 tsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urud dal
3 nos curry leaves
Directions
* In pan pour oil add pattai, krambu, yelakaai and sombu.
* Add the red chillies, chana daal and fry till light brown.
* Add chopped onion and fry till translucent, add tomatoes and salt and fry for few mins. Then add shreaded coconut and fry for 2 mins.
* Cool it and grind in mixie with little water.
* In pan pour oil and add the mustard seeds let it splutter, then add urad dal and add curry leaf and pour the grind mix and 1/4 cup of water and bring to boil and remove.
* Ready to serve with idly and Dosai.
* Add the red chillies, chana daal and fry till light brown.
* Add chopped onion and fry till translucent, add tomatoes and salt and fry for few mins. Then add shreaded coconut and fry for 2 mins.
* Cool it and grind in mixie with little water.
* In pan pour oil and add the mustard seeds let it splutter, then add urad dal and add curry leaf and pour the grind mix and 1/4 cup of water and bring to boil and remove.
* Ready to serve with idly and Dosai.
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Shanthi_baby says :
Thank you very much for sharing this wonderful recipe.....
Posted on: 21 April 2008 - 12:39pm
Jayashree says :
To be frank, I don't think you can use anything other than chana daal for this chutney.
Posted on: 31 January 2008 - 5:30pm
AnjaliD says :
My son is allergic to besan or chana daal. Any suggestions for a substitute for chana daal ?
Posted on: 31 January 2008 - 3:22pm
Ganesh Dutta says :
nice one ...It can make dosa or idly more delicious!
Posted on: 31 January 2008 - 2:42pm