easy garlic chutney recipe | lehsun ki chatni | lahsun chutney
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 25 minutes
- Total time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 1 box
- Category: chutney
- Cuisine: south indian
Ingredients
for tempering:
- ¼ cup ghee / clarified butter
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 tsp urad dal
- pinch hing / asafoetida
- ¾ cup (90 grams) garlic (chopped)
for masala paste:
- ¼ cup coconut (grated)
- 1½ tsp mustard
- 1 tomato (chopped)
- 4 dried red chilli
other ingredients:
- 1 cup tamarind extract
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- ¾ tsp salt
- ½ tsp jaggery
Method
- firstly, in a pan heat ¼ cup ghee, splutter 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp urad dal and pinch hing.
- add ¾ cup garlic and saute on low flame.
- saute until the garlic turns golden brown. keep aside.
- to prepare masala paste, in a blender take ¼ cup coconut, 1½ tsp mustard, 1 tomato and 4 dried red chilli.
- blend to smooth paste adding water if required. keep aside.
- in a large kadai take 1 cup tamarind extract, ¼ tsp turmeric, ¾ tsp salt and ½ tsp jaggery.
- mix well and boil for 5 minutes or until raw flavour disappears.
- add in the prepared masala paste and give a good mix.
- also, add in fried garlic and mix well.
- simmer for 7 minutes or until oil separates.
- finally, enjoy garlic chutney with hot steamed rice.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.