Curry In Kadai ~ An Indian Cooking Blog: Ullipaya Karam ~ Sweet Onion Chutney with Green Chillies, tamarind and Cilantro

Ullipaya Karam ~ Sweet Onion Chutney with Green Chillies, tamarind and Cilantro

Posted by KALVA at 1:20:00 AM

Last weekend, I got my dosa batter and potato curry ready for the breakfast but to my surprise i found that i didn't have a coconut for the chutney... Hmmm what to do, just called mom for her spicy fresh onion chutney. ( Thank god, i atleast had some sweet vidalia onions on hand ). Yep fresh sweet onion chutney with green chillies, tamarind, cilantro and curry leaves is so easy to make and tastes so yummm!! This chutney goes very well with dosa and idly, i never had it with rice. Mom asked me to make this only if the onions do not have strong flavor and too much water. Best option would be either shallots or red onions and Sweet onions would be the next option. Usually mom prefers mortar and pestle for this chutney instead of regular mixer/blender. One tip from mom, run the blender under pulse mode to get chunky texture you get from using mortar and pestle.

You need:

1 cup onions( shallots / red onions / firm sweet onions )
2-3 green chillies to taste
2-3 inches long tamarind
cilantro
curry leaves

Preparation:

First soak the tamarind in enough water for 10-15 mins, and once saoked deseed it and keep aside.
In a blender / a big mortar pestle ( rubbu rolu ) grind green chillies, soaked tamarind( do not add soaked water ), cilantro and curry leaves along with salt.
Once they are chopped fine enough, add chopped onions and pulse the blender a few times. Make sure the chutney is not smooth like a paste, it should be chunky otherwise the chutney will have strong bitter taste from raw onions.
Adjust salt to taste and the chutney is now ready to relish.

Serving Suggestion:

Take dosa fresh off the griddle onto a plate, spoon this chutney on top of the dosa, add some melted ghee on top and relish. The best part of the whole dosa is the soaked piece from the chutney.. Yummo!! love it!!

My Sweet Onion Green Chilli Coriander Chutney ( Ullipaya karam )is on its way to:

Healing Foods - Onions

P.S. Everyone has a unique taste palette, so please adjust the ingredients according to your taste.

9 COMMENTS:

Priya Suresh said...: Beautiful chutney, if u r interested do send to my on going event regarding onions..

have a look here..http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/06/announcing-healing-foods-onions.html; 3:47 AM
Hampers said...: Just listen to the ingredients!! Sweet onion (dare I say caramelised) with green chillies (some heat and atmosphere) and swet tamarind and a hint of coriander or cilantro. A winning combination.; 6:05 AM
FH said...: YUM! Looks tasty, I love the sweet taste Shallots. Good one Kalva.; 8:10 AM
Niloufer Riyaz said...: perfect accompaniment n nice click; 11:53 AM
Hari Chandana P said...: wowww.. norooruthondi.. superb presentation.. nice job dear !!; 12:01 PM
AJ said...: Yumm!! Adore this chutney!!; 2:06 PM
Kitchen Shaman said...: I didn't see where you process the tamarind in the recipe. Do you de-seed it after soaking it, and then mash it in the mortar & pestle with the other ingredients?; 7:35 PM
KALVA said...: Hi Kitchen Shaman,
Sorry i have just missed mentioning the tamarind( chintha pandu ) in the chutney recipe. Tamarind be dried tamarind( endu chinthapandu ), not the fresh tamarind. It should be ground along with green chillies, cilantro and salt. Thanks!!; 11:41 PM
Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) said...: drooolworthy chutney..great with dosas....
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