Easy Pottukadalai Chutney Recipe | Udacha Kadalai Chutney

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 5 minutes
  • Total time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 2 Servings
  • Category: chutney
  • Cuisine: south indian

Ingredients

!For Chutney:

  • 2 tsp oil
  • ½ tbsp chana dal
  • ½ tbsp urad dal
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 3 dried red chilli
  • ½ cup roasted gram dal / putani
  • ¼ cup coconut (grated)
  • small piece tamarind
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 cup water

!For tempering:

  • 2 tsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • ½ tsp urad dal
  • ¼ tsp hing
  • 1 dried red chilli
  • few curry leaves

Method

  1. Firstly, in a pan heat 2 tsp oil. add ½ tbsp chana dal, ½ tbsp urad dal, 2 cloves garlic and roast until the dal turns golden brown.
  2. Add 3 dried red chilli, and ½ cup roasted gram dal, and roast until the putani turns golden and crunchy.
  3. Further add ¼ cup coconut, and a small piece of tamarind, and saute for a minute.
  4. Cool completely, and transfer to the mixer jar.
  5. Add ½ tsp salt and grind to a fine powder without adding water.
  6. Now add 1 cup water and grind to a smooth paste. Add more water to adjust the consistency of the chutney.
  7. To prepare the tempering heat 2 tsp oil. add 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp urad dal, ¼ tsp hing, 1 dried red chilli, and few curry leaves.
  8. Splutter the tempering and pour over the chutney.
  9. Finally, mix the tadka well with Pottukadalai Chutney Recipe and enjoy with idli and dosa.

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.