Poondu chutney | Garlic chutney recipe for rice, idli, dosa
Poondu chutney is a side dish, prepared by grinding sautéed garlic, gramdal, redchillies and salt. Garlic has many medicinal properties including fighting cancer and heart ailments. This garlic chutney is mild spicy chutney made with garlic, coconut and red chillies as main ingredients.
Ingredients
Ingredients to make Poondu chutney | Garlic chutney recipe for rice, idli, dosa:
- Garlic pods – ½ cup
- Red chilli – 4 to 5
- Coconut – ¼ cup
- Toor dal – 1 tsp
- Gram dal – 1 tsp
- Whole urad dal – 1 tbs
- Hing/Asafoetida – ¼ tsp
- Tamarind – 1 inch piece
- Oil – 1 tbs
- Salt – 1 tsp or as required
Instructions
Preparation to make Poondu chutney | Garlic chutney recipe for rice, idli, dosa:
- Peel fresh garlic pods.
- Keep all other ingredients ready.
Recipe to make Garlic chutney | Poondu chutney | Poondu chutney for Idli, dosa:
- Heat oil in a kadai.
- Add toor dal, gram dal and whole urad dal one by one.
- Roast them to light brown color.
- Add garlic and fry them for three mins.
- Add red chillies. Saute for a minute.
- Now add coconut pieces or grated coconut.
- Roast them all together till you get a nice aroma. Careful not to burn dals.
- Switch off and cool the mixture. Add salt and tamarind.
- Grind them all together into a fine paste.
- Temper this chutney if required with a teaspoon of oil, mustard and curry leaves. I did not temper.
- Serve this poondu chutney for idly, dosa and hot rice.
Notes
Tips/notes: 1) Try to use fresh garlic pods to get full strong flavor and taste of poondu chutney. 2) Use gingelly oil for even healthier chutney. 3) Increase red chilli quantity for more spicy level.
Nutrition
Calories: 100kcal
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