# Idli Dosa Lal Chutney | Kara Chutney

This is a recipe for a tasty red chutney, also known as Kara Chutney, that is eaten with Idli and Dosa.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 onion
- 2 tomato
- 1 tablespoon chana dal
- 1 tablespoon urad dal
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- oil
- garlic
- ginger
- Kashmiri red chili
- as per taste salt
- 1 pinch asafoetida
- mustard seeds

## Instructions

1. Cut one onion.
2. Cut two tomatoes.
3. Heat a kadai.
4. Add 1 tablespoon of chana dal, 1 tablespoon of urad dal, and 1 small teaspoon of cumin seeds and roast them well.
5. Transfer the roasted dals and cumin to a jar.
6. Heat some oil.
7. Add garlic, ginger, and onion.
8. Add Kashmiri red chili.
9. Add the chopped tomatoes.
10. Add salt to taste and a pinch of asafoetida.
11. Cook well until the tomatoes become mushy.
12. Let it cool down and then transfer it to the jar.
13. Grind it very well.
14. Temper with mustard seeds.

## Equipment

- kadai
- jar

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Na1c-3Jlie8?si=_oPSn8D9l8_Qn-Ff
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f83626d6-a81a-4103-8a30-13225e7be8ec
- Extracted: 2026-01-20

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