Kara Chutney/ Spicy Tomato Chutney

Cook Time :15 Min | Servings : 2 Persons

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Kara Chutney/ Spicy Tomato Chutney

This is a simple tomato and onion kara chutney, yes I know I get reminded of breakfast items at hotels back in India. I bet it tastes much similar to that one. I love this with rice idili, dosa, rava dosa and ven pongal.. this is a spicy finger licking chutney.

Kara Chutney/ Spicy Tomato Chutney

Color and taste of the chutney varies if you use different tomatoes or lesser red chilies. This is a recipe you can can add or reduce any ingredients to make a various varieties and still tastes good.

Ingredients :
Oil 1 tsp
Big Onion 1 no (little bigger size)
Vine tomato 2 no (Medium)
Red Chili 5-6 nos
Green Chili 2 nos (Optional)
Grated Coconut 3-4 tbsp (Optional)
Asefoetida pinch (Optional)
Salt to taste
To season: (Optional)
Sesame Oil 1 tsp
Mustard 1/4 tsp
Split black gram 1/4 tsp
Channa dhal 1/4 tsp
Red Chili 1 no
Curry Leaves 1 strand
Directions:
  1. Step 1

    Chop Onion and tomato separately.

  2. Step 2

    In a non-stick pan heat oil, add green chili and red chilies and saute it for 5-10 seconds. Immediately add chopped onion, fry till onion is translucent. Add the chopped tomato and fry till they are cooked well and becomes a thick gravy and add the salt. Allow this to cool down completely.

  3. Step 3

    Grind the above with coconut, asefoetida with no water and make it thick.

  4. Step 4

    In a tempering pan heat oil, add mustard and urad dhal when mustard splutters add the red chili and curry leaves. Add this seasoning to the ground paste.

  • Add garlic while sauteing red chili if you like garlic taste.
  • Same way ginger can also be added while sauteing red chili.
  • Add or reduce ingredients according to your taste.
  • Adding sesame oil while tempering gives a nice smell and taste.
  • If you can tolerate onion smell, this can be ground in raw without sauteing them.

(*) Enjoy this with rice Idili, dosa, Paniaram, Rava dosa and Ven pongal.

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26 Comments

  1. I loved I am a fan of u keep it up

  2. very delicious, ur site is very usefull for me.i just got married .i dnt know to cook ur site helps me in learning it.

  3. I was searching recipe for corriander chutney but randomly came to this site found this recipe. I have to say when i first read it i didn’t think it wud taste good but honestly it tasted really good! Everybody at my home loved it! Thank you and keep up the good work! Now i am checking out this website every time lol!

    1. Thanks for ur sweet words Muneera

  4. thanks shashi…. chutney was awsome..keep posting recepies

    1. am from us and i tried this chutney it so good……………..!

  5. Hi Sashi,

    Am from Malaysia…and i have tried this spicy chutney…really superb…it taste great….really enjoy it…

  6. Superb Spicy & Colorful Chutney!!!

  7. Taste so good, I shared the recipes with my sisters and they enjoyed it’s fantastic choise for all occasion.

    1. Thanks Yogeetha!!

  8. I tried this receipe. came out really well. Thanks for posting this receipe.

  9. Tried this..came out well..Thanks a lot for posting this ;)

    1. Thanks Aarti!!

  10. That’s very sweet of you Anju!! Thanks for ur constant support.

  11. wow ur recipes so good…. love ur blog and continue posting recipes….. dont get disappointed those who comment negatively….. i appreciate ur effort in posting recipes……..

    1. Thanks Saranya!!

  12. even small children knows to cook all these..try some other recipe and gain fame..

    1. This is not for fame, just pastime, a friend of mine actually requested this, so if you don’t find my recipes interesting there’s a ton of other websites you can go to, some people still find this useful and that’s all I need.

  13. I just loveee all your recipes..!! though there are tons of recipe sites out there, i prefer to come back over and over again to your site for some of the best recipes… thank you Sashi!!!

  14. Chutney was delicious! Thanks Sashi!

    1. Thanks Preethi

  15. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal

    Absolutely love the chutney and color and presentation :)

  16. Delicious flavourful chutney

  17. Wow! I love this classic chutney! Yummy!

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