Spicy Onion Chutney

Ingredients:

Whole Dried Red Chiles 7
Tamarind 4 – 6 inch Piece
Onion 1
Salt to Taste

Talimpu: 

Mustard Seeds 1/4 tsp
Cumin Seeds 1/4 tsp
Urad Dal 1/4 tsp
Oil 2 tsps

Method of preparation:

Peel and finely chop the onion.
Soak tamarind in few tablespoons of water for sometime and extract all the juice.
Soak red chiles in warm water for around 30 – 40 minutes.

Grind the soaked red chillies into paste using a spice blender.
Stir in chopped onion and grind again into coarse mixture.
Remove the ground onion red chilli mixture onto a plate.

Heat oil in a pan, add all talimpu ingredients in order.
When mustard seeds start spluttering, add the ground onion mixture, tamarind extract and salt.
Boil on low flame for around 5 minutes or until oil separates from the mixture.
Serve spicy onion chutney with dosa etc…

Notes: Make sure onion is cooked well before removing from heat.

Suggestions: Adjust red chillies according to spice level. If the chutney is very spicy, add more tamarind extract.