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Capsicum chutney | Red capsicum chutney | Kudaimilagai chutney

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Capsicum chutney, a yum side dish for idly and dosas, prepared with red capsicum(bell pepper) with few ingredients.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Breakfast, Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Servings 3
Calories 80 kcal

Ingredients
  

Ingredients:

  • 1 red capsicum
  • 2 tsp oil
  • 1 tsp gram dal
  • 1 tsp urad dal
  • 1 big onion
  • 1 tomato
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • 1 sprig curry leaves
  • 3 red chillies
  • ½ inch ginger piece
  • Tamarind (a bit)

Instructions
 

Preparation:

  • Rinse and chop red capsicum and tomato. Keep aside.
  • Chop onion.

Recipe to make capsicum chutney:

  • Heat oil in a pan, add gram dal and urad dal.
  • Fry lentils to light brown color and add onions.
  • Saute onions for two minutes and add capsicum pieces.
  • Stir and cook capsicum pieces for five minutes in medium flame until they become soft.
  • Now add tomatoes and required salt.
  • Cook tomato for two minutes and add red chilled & curry leaves.
  • Finally, add a piece of ginger and a piece of tamarind.
  • Mix and switch off the stove.
  • Let the mixture cool down and grind the ingredients into smooth chutney using little water.
  • You can temper with mustard and urad dal if you like. I do not temper this red capsicum chutney usually.
  • Serve with crispy dosas and soft idlis.
  • You may like Crispy adai, Pesarattu.

Notes

Tips: 1) You can skip onions if you want. 2) Also, use gingelly oil for better taste. 3) Finally, cooking capsicum properly by sauteing in oil is an important step to get the desired taste.

Nutrition

Calories: 80kcal
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