Easy Idli Chutney Recipe | Hotel Style Idli Chatni

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 3 minutes
  • Total time: 8 minutes
  • Yield: 5 Servings
  • Category: chutney
  • Cuisine: karnataka

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • ¾ cup peanut (roasted)
  • ¼ cup putani / roasted gram dal
  • 5 chilli
  • 2 tbsp pudina / mint
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 1 cup coconut (grated)
  • small piece tamarind
  • ½ tsp salt
  • water (for grinding)
  • ½ cup coriander

For tempering:

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • ½ tsp urad dal
  • 3 dried red chilli
  • pinch hing
  • few curry leaves

Method

  1. Firstly, in a pan heat 2 tbsp oil and roast ¾ cup peanut, ¼ cup putani.
  2. Roast until the roasted gram dal changes colour.
  3. Add 5 chilli, 2 tbsp pudina, 1 inch ginger and roast slightly.
  4. Cool completely, and transfer to the mixer jar.
  5. Add 1 cup coconut, a small piece tamarind, ½ tsp salt and 1 cup water.
  6. Grind to smooth paste adding water as required.
  7. Now add ½ cup coriander, ½ cup water. Pulse and grind to get a good texture of coriander.
  8. Now transfer to a large bowl.
  9. Add water to the mixer jar and pour the water into the chutney adjusting the consistency.
  10. Mix well making sure everything is well combined.
  11. To prepare the tempering, heat 2 tbsp oil. Splutter, 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp urad dal, 3 dried red chilli, pinch hing and few curry leaves.
  12. Splutter the tempering and pour over the chutney. Mix well.
  13. Finally, enjoy the Idli Chutney Recipe with hot steamed idli.

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.