Onion Kara Chutney

Published: Dec 7, 2021 | Last Updated On: Dec 7, 2021 by Aarthi

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Onion Kara Chutney with Step by Step Pictures. Vengaya Kara chutney goes well with idli or dosa.

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1.How to Make Onion Kara Chutney

2.📖 Recipe Card

3.Onion Kara Chutney | Vengaya Kara Chutney Recipe

4.Onion Kara Chutney with pictures

Kara chutney a lip smacking side dish for any dosa varieties or idly varieties, even with pongal or upma. I have already shown you a recipe for tomato kara chutney. This one is a variation from that made with onions. I hope you will love it and let me know if you try this.

How to Make Onion Kara Chutney

Heat 2 tblpn of oil in a kadai. Add in urad dal and channa dal, fry them for a min.
Add in dry red chilli and garlic, fry them for couple of mins till they turn golden. Once they turn golden, drain them in a plate.
Now in the same oil, add in chopped onions and some salt. Saute them for 5 mins till they turn transparent.
Now take the fried dal mix and onions in a blender. Add in tamarind and some more salt to taste and puree them finely,
Pour them to a bowl.
Make seasoning, by heating a tsp of oil, add in mustard, urad dal and curry leaves. Saute them for a mins.
Pour this over the chutney and mix well.
Serve with idly or dosa.

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Onion Kara Chutney | Vengaya Kara Chutney Recipe

Onion kara chutney is a spicy red chutney made with onions and chillies. This vengaya kara chutney is a perfect pair with idly and dosa.

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes minutes

Ingredients

▢ Onions - 2 large peeled and chopped
▢ Urad Dal / Ulundu paruppu - 1 tblspn
▢ Kadala Paruppu / Channa Dal - 1 tblspn
▢ Garlic - 10 cloves
▢ Dry Red Chilli - 3 to 4
▢ Tamarind Pulp - 1 tblspn or to taste
▢ Oil - 2 tblspn
▢ Salt to taste
▢ For Seasoning:
▢ Oil - 1 tsp
▢ Mustard seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
▢ Urad Dal / Ulundu Paruppu - 1 tsp
▢ Curry Leaves - a sprig

Instructions

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Heat 2 tblspn of oil in a kadai. Add in urad dal and channa dal, fry them for a min.
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Add in dry red chilli and garlic, fry them for couple of mins till they turn golden. Once they turn golden, drain them in a plate.
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Now in the same oil, add in chopped onions and some salt. Saute them for 5 mins till they turn transparent.
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Now take the fried dal mix and onions in a blender. Add in tamarind and some more salt to taste and puree them finely,
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Pour them to a bowl.
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Make seasoning, by heating a tsp of oil, add in mustard, urad dal and curry leaves. Saute them for a mins.
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Pour this over the chutney and mix well.
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Serve with idly or dosa.

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Onion Kara Chutney with pictures

Take all your ingredients

Heat oil in a kadai

Add in channa dal and urad dal

let them fry for a min

Add in garlic cloves

in goes some dry chillies

fry them well

remove them to a plate

In the same oil

Add in chopped onions

some salt

saute them till it turn transparent

Now take the roasted spices in the blender

add the sauted onions

add a small piece of tamarind

puree them

pour that in a bowl

make tempering

pour it over the chutney

mix well

serve

About Aarthi

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

Reader Interactions

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nayana
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Love to hv this mouthwatering chutny with soft hot idlis
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moonbim
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Wht a delicious recipe!
My husband has high uric acid levels and cannot consume any beans or high protein. I m trying to make more chapati meals instead of rice. Do u have any recipes for chutney/curry that is bean free? Thanks!
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Aarthi
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@moonbimCheck this out
http://yummytummyrecipeindex.blogspot.in/2013/12/gravies-for-chapati-roti-naan-poori.html
http://yummytummyrecipeindex.blogspot.in/2010/12/chutney-thogayal-recipes.html
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- P.Suman
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  Dear madam, This is Suman from Bangalore.You have not mentioned about ginger in the ingredients section while preparing groundnut chutney., Whereas you are adding ginger in the video section. Please check.
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  - Aarthi
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    video is a different version. You can add ginger in the recipe if needed.
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Aarthi
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@moonbimCheck this out
http://yummytummyrecipeindex.blogspot.in/2013/12/gravies-for-chapati-roti-naan-poori.html
http://yummytummyrecipeindex.blogspot.in/2010/12/chutney-thogayal-recipes.html
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Aarthi
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@moonbimCheck this out
http://yummytummyrecipeindex.blogspot.in/2013/12/gravies-for-chapati-roti-naan-poori.html
http://yummytummyrecipeindex.blogspot.in/2010/12/chutney-thogayal-recipes.html
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moonbim
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Thanks so much!
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Shreeja Pillai
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This chutney was delicious.
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Anonymous
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Hi thanks for the recipe. I tried this chutney n totally forgot to add the tamarind. But then me n my family liked it very much with Dosa. Keep it up the good work.
Kalaa Rajesh
London , UK
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Collins
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This chutney tastes good. Thanks for sharing
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Sathyanathan
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can we do this with Sambar Venga yam ? can we do it withut fry ing the oniion
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Harini Vino
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Hi akka, this looks delicious and yummy. Thanks for the recipe.
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