Dangar chutney

Dangar chutney is a spicy side dish for idli, dosai, paniyaram with red chillies, garlic, onion and tamarind as main ingredients. Step by step photos.

📝 Ingredients

• 15 Small onion (shallots)
• 15 Garlic cloves (small variety)
• 1 Tomato
• 1/2 tbsp Tamarind
• 1 tsp Jaggery
• 1/8 tsp Turmeric
• Salt
• 2 tbsp Sesame oil
• 1/2 tsp Mustard
• 1 tsp Urad dal
• 8 Dry red chillis (Spicy variety)
• 1 sprig curry leaves

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1First soak 1/2 tbsp tamarind (small gooseberry size) in 1/4 cup hot water. Let it be aside for 20 mins.
2. 2Once the time is up, mash well with your hands and collect tamarind extract. Add 1/4 cup more and repeat and make the tamarind juice 1/2 cup in total.
3. 3Peel garlic and small onion. Wash it and chop roughly. Gather other ingredients ready.
4. 4Heat a pan with oil. Temper with 1/2 tsp mustard, 1 tsp urad dal and 8 torn red chillies.
5. 5In goes few curry leaves, followed by garlic, onion and saute well with a pinch of salt.
6. 6Add cubed tomato and sprinkle little salt. saute for 2 mins or until tomato turns soft.
7. 7Mix tamarind extract to the sauteed items. Simmer for 5 mins.
8. 8Add 1 tsp jaggery powder lastly and mix well. Bring to boil. Switch off the stove.