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Restaurant style kara chutney – Sumathy akka’s Kalavai chutney

August 14, 2019 by Suguna Vinodh 7 Comments

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Tamilnadu hotel style kara chutney. Restaurant style spicy chutney for idli and dosa. Recipe with step by step pictures. Kalavai Chutney.

Sumathi Akka’s Kalavai Chutney / Restaurant style kara chutney
This recipe is one of a find. Sumathi Akka owns a very famous paniyaram shop in Sannathi street, Dharmapuri, Tamilnadu. People wait here for more than an hour to eat her paniyarams.This kalavai chutney is what she serves to her customers along with her paniyarams. A potpourri of ingredients go into making this one of a kind chutney. This is one of our current favorites at home. Recipe adapted from here.

Heat oil in a pan and add in the mustard seeds. Let it crackle. Add in the urad dal, channa dal, dried red chillies and peanuts. Saute on a low flame until the lentils are roasted and brown.
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Roasting the lentils on a low flame is key. When the lentils are brown, remove from pan and set aside on a plate to cool.
Note: This chutney is made a little spicy. Adjust the red chillies according to your taste.
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In the same pan, add in oil and the sliced small onions (Indian shallots / sambar onions). Saute the onions till they are soft.
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Add in the salt and the tomatoes. Saute till the tomatoes are soft. It will take about 3-4 minutes. Set aside.
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Take a mixie and add in the cooled lentil mixture and the cooled onion-tomato mixture.
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Grind the mixture to a paste. Add about half a cup of water and grind to a paste. The texture of the chutney should not be very thick. Grind to a pour-able consistency.
Note: If using country tomatoes which can be sour, no need to use tamarind. If the tomatoes are not very sour, then add a marble size piece of tamarind while grinding the chutney.
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Tempering
Heat oil in a pan and add in the mustard seeds. Let the mustard seeds crackle. Add in the urad dal and curry leaves. Let the urad dal brown. Add it the chutney.
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Serve the chutney with paniyaram and dosa.
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Restaurant style kara chutney – Sumathy akka’s Kalavai chutney


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  • Author: Kannamma - Suguna Vinodh
  • Total Time: 15 mins
  • Yield: 1 cup 1x
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Kalavai Chutney. Tamilnadu hotel style kara chutney. Restaurant style spicy chutney. Recipe with step by step pictures.


Ingredients

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For the chutney

  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil (Indian gingely oil)
  • 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 tablespoon channa dal
  • 1 tablespoon urad dal
  • 1 tablespoon peanuts
  • 5 dried red chillies
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil (Indian gingely oil)
  • 15 small onions / sambar onions (Indian shallots)
  • 2 country tomatoes
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • marble size tamarind (see notes)

For tempering

  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil (Indian gingely oil)
  • 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 sprig curry leaves

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a pan and add in the mustard seeds. Let it crackle. Add in the urad dal, channa dal, dried red chillies and peanuts. Saute on a low flame until the lentils are roasted and brown. Roasting the lentils on a low flame is key. When the lentils are brown, remove from pan and set aside on a plate to cool.
  2. In the same pan, add in oil and the sliced small onions (Indian shallots / sambar onions). Saute the onions till they are soft.
  3. Add in the salt and the tomatoes. Saute till the tomatoes are soft. It will take about 3-4 minutes. Set aside.
  4. Take a mixie and add in the cooled lentil mixture and the cooled onion-tomato mixture. Grind the mixture to a paste. Add about half a cup of water and grind to a paste. The texture of the chutney should not be very thick. Grind to a pour-able consistency.
  5. Heat oil in a pan and add in the mustard seeds. Let the mustard seeds crackle. Add in the urad dal and curry leaves. Let the urad dal brown. Add it the chutney.

Notes

If using country tomatoes which can be sour, no need to use tamarind. If the tomatoes are not very sour, then add a marble size piece of tamarind while grinding the chutney.

  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 mins
  • Category: Chutney
  • Cuisine: Tamilnadu

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  1. Sona says

    February 2, 2022 at 12:08 pm

    Made this today, very tasty. Thank you!

    ★★★★★

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    • Suguna Vinodh says

      February 3, 2022 at 12:36 pm

      Thank you so much.

      Reply
  2. jessy says

    August 21, 2019 at 7:44 pm

    I heard about your dishes are very famous. It’s true. That Kalavai Chutney takes little time to make.

    Reply
  3. Alakh says

    August 15, 2019 at 4:35 pm

    Shall try with north indian style stuffed paranthas.

    Reply
  4. Mavis says

    August 15, 2019 at 7:20 am

    Hi Suguna, thought i should share – you have not mentioned how much mustard seeds in the beginning and repeated sesame oil twice. hoping to try this recipe this weekend.

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      August 18, 2019 at 8:23 pm

      Thank you. I have updated the mustard. The oil – we use it twice. So I have given two times. Thanks.

      Reply
  5. Arjun Puri says

    August 14, 2019 at 8:46 pm

    Great recipes,are they easy to follow?

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