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

  1. firstly, in a pan heat ¼ cup ghee, splutter 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp urad dal and pinch hing.
  2. add ¾ cup garlic and saute on low flame.
  3. saute until the garlic turns golden brown. keep aside.
  4. to prepare masala paste, in a blender take ¼ cup coconut, 1½ tsp mustard, 1 tomato and 4 dried red chilli.
  5. blend to smooth paste adding water if required. keep aside.
  6. in a large kadai take 1 cup tamarind extract, ¼ tsp turmeric, ¾ tsp salt and ½ tsp jaggery.
  7. mix well and boil for 5 minutes or until raw flavour disappears.
  8. add in the prepared masala paste and give a good mix.
  9. also, add in fried garlic and mix well.
  10. simmer for 7 minutes or until oil separates.
  11. 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.