Chutney
Chutney
Ingredients
For the Chutney
- 1 onion, roughly chopped
- 3 garlic, cloves, peeled
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro
- 2 teaspoons red chili powder, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste (pink salt preferred)
- 1 tablespoon yogurt
- 2 tablespoons oil, for cooking
Instructions
- 1
Take an onion. Cut off its top and bottom ends, then peel the onion completely. Roughly chop the peeled onion into pieces.
⏱️ 2 min
- 2
Take 3 cloves of garlic. Peel all the garlic cloves.
⏱️ 2 min - 3
Add the roughly chopped onion pieces to a mortar. Add the peeled garlic cloves and 1 bunch of fresh cilantro to it.
⏱️ 1 min
- 4
Add about 2-3 teaspoons of red chili powder, about 1 teaspoon of coriander powder, and about 1 teaspoon of salt (pink salt is preferred) to the mortar.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Add 1 tablespoon of yogurt to the mortar.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Using a pestle, pound all the ingredients in the mortar until a coarse, well-mixed paste is formed. (If a mortar and pestle are not available, a mixer can be used, but the mixture should not be ground too finely).
⏱️ 8 min
- 7
Once the chutney paste is ready, transfer it from the mortar to a separate small metal bowl.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Place a stainless steel wok on the gas stove. Add oil to the wok and heat it until it is very hot.
⏱️ 2 min
- 9
Once the oil is hot and ready, add the prepared chutney paste from the bowl into the hot oil. It should make a 'sizzling' sound.
⏱️ 1 min
- 10
Stir the chutney well in the hot oil, mixing all the ingredients. Continue to cook the chutney for 1-2 minutes until it is well cooked and combined.
⏱️ 2 min
- 11
The chutney is now ready. Serve it. It can be eaten with roti or rice.
⏱️ 1 min
Kitchen Tools
Chutney
For the Chutney
- 1 onion, roughly chopped
- 3 garlic, cloves, peeled
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro
- 2 teaspoons red chili powder, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste (pink salt preferred)
- 1 tablespoon yogurt
- 2 tablespoons oil, for cooking
Instructions
- 1
Take an onion. Cut off its top and bottom ends, then peel the onion completely. Roughly chop the peeled onion into pieces.
⏱️ 2 min - 2
Take 3 cloves of garlic. Peel all the garlic cloves.
⏱️ 2 min - 3
Add the roughly chopped onion pieces to a mortar. Add the peeled garlic cloves and 1 bunch of fresh cilantro to it.
⏱️ 1 min - 4
Add about 2-3 teaspoons of red chili powder, about 1 teaspoon of coriander powder, and about 1 teaspoon of salt (pink salt is preferred) to the mortar.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Add 1 tablespoon of yogurt to the mortar.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Using a pestle, pound all the ingredients in the mortar until a coarse, well-mixed paste is formed. (If a mortar and pestle are not available, a mixer can be used, but the mixture should not be ground too finely).
⏱️ 8 min - 7
Once the chutney paste is ready, transfer it from the mortar to a separate small metal bowl.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Place a stainless steel wok on the gas stove. Add oil to the wok and heat it until it is very hot.
⏱️ 2 min - 9
Once the oil is hot and ready, add the prepared chutney paste from the bowl into the hot oil. It should make a 'sizzling' sound.
⏱️ 1 min - 10
Stir the chutney well in the hot oil, mixing all the ingredients. Continue to cook the chutney for 1-2 minutes until it is well cooked and combined.
⏱️ 2 min - 11
The chutney is now ready. Serve it. It can be eaten with roti or rice.
⏱️ 1 min