Carrot Chutney

Ingredients

• Carrot – 2 (grated)
• Onion – 1 small (chopped finely)
• Ginger – 1″ piece (chopped finely)
• Garlic – 5 cloves(chopped finely)
• Red chilli – 3
• Curry leaves – few
• Salt as per taste
• Oil – 3 tsp
• Mustard seeds – a pinch
• Urud Dhall – 1/4 tsp

Method

• In a kadai, add 2tsp of oil, onion, garlic, ginger, red chilli and curry leaves.
• Saute untill the onion becomes brown.
• Add the grated carrot and cook well till the raw smell goes off.
• Transfer this content to the blender or mixer grinder adding required salt and blend well to a fine paste.
• In a small pan, add 1tsp of oil, mustard seeds and urud dhall and curry leaves.
• In a bowl, add the carrot paste and the above thallipu and mix well.
• Serve as a side dish for idli or dosa.

[This goes to the Event: Healing foods – Carrot by Siri and hosted by Suma]