Categories: DipsSide dishes

Onion Tomato Chutney (South Indian dip)

One of the best recipes, in my opinion, is one that is SO easy, with barely any ingredients and you have no excuse to not make it. This onion tomato chutney is just that! A south Indian side dish that is usually accompanied as a dip with dosa or idli (rice based dishes) or Paniyaram.

I grew up surrounded by south Indian foods. Various varieties of chutney were a staple in my diet. This is the fairly easy, fool-proof variety that I know I can never mess up (and neither can you). Since I want more and more people to try out quick and easy Indian dishes (other than naan and daal). I would suggest you give this one a go.

Why I love this recipe:

I mean it ONLY involves like 5 ingredients:
namely,
– Onions
– Tomato
– Turmeric powder
– Salt
– Bunch of coriander leaves
and Dried red chilli if you are into hot stuff (no pun, I swear!)

So my memory attached to this recipe goes back to my childhood. When my mother felt uninspired to make an accompaniment for dosa, idli or chapati/roti (Indian flatbread), this onion tomato chutney is what she ended up making. It always worked because her family (my father, me, my brother) always loved this. This chutney was always a hit.

Nowadays, I find myself going back to this recipe again and again because adulting is hard 😛 and this chutney makes it a little easier.

This onion tomato chutney is super simple to make, I mean you can check out my instagram reel right here! (Super impressive juggling skills aside)


The onion gives it almost a sweet touch and makes this a salty sweet dip that goes with everything. The tomato balances out the sweetness and provides it the umami flavour we are alwasy looking for. Are we getting a bit fancy here?

I mean even lathered on a sandwich bread (okay not so fancy then), it’s PERFECT!

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Onion Tomato Chutney

This onion tomato chutney is super simple to make. Sweetness from the onion and umami from the tomato makes this salty sweet dip go with everything. Pair it with bread, rice, chips, fritters for an impressionable experience.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Chutney, Indian dip
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 8

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 4 large onions
  • 1 medium tomato
  • 2 cloves garlic Roughly sliced
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 2 dried red chillis (optional)
  • A bunch of coriander leaves
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  • Slice the onions thin and sauté with the garlic at medium low heat until well caramelised.
  • Add the chopped tomatoes, chillis, salt and turmeric powder and cook until everything becomes soft and well incorporated. (At this point you can leave it like so and it’s still super delicious. Or you could move onto the next step.)
  • Blend with some coriander leaves (with stem).
  • Serve with idli, dosa, roti, rice, chips, fritters… anything you like! It goes so well with all savoury dishes.

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