Andhra Style Chutney Recipe | How to Make Chutney for Dosa & Idli

Chutney is The quintessential side dish from Indian cuisine that gives a pleasant jolt to the taste buds and scores big with almost all types of snacks and meals.

The aromatic, tangy, savory, and sweet taste of any chutney enhances the flavors and turns even a boring or simple dish into a delicacy.

We Indians have a knack for preparing chutney using any available ingredients be it fruits or veggies. I have seen my mom do it and now I do it too.

As long as you have few staples in your pantry like roasted chana dal(or Bengal gram),  peanuts, cumin, fresh coconut, tamarind, or red chillies, you can quickly put together a chutney by mix and matching these ingredients.

Chutneys have a distinct taste that can be used as a spread or a dip plus they also help to promote appetite and support digestion. 

You will find a variety of chutney recipes being invented in an Indian kitchen every other day. I have watched my mom whip up chutneys in a jiffy using whatever she had at hand!

So here are some tips for making the perfect chutney. It is best to stick to the to recommended proportions when combining herbs, vegetables, spices, and other flavorings in order to have the perfect taste.

Overdoing the spices and salt could drastically affect the taste. Just in case you make your chutney a bit hotter than your tolerance level, grind in some mint leaves.

If adding grated coconut, fresh coconut is always preferred. Depending on the color of the chutney you desire, add green or red chili.

Most chutneys are a no-cook recipe, but roasting the ingredients in little oil before grinding the chutney, notches up the taste.

Adding Chana Dal (or Bengal gram) also gives a nice nutty flavor and texture to the chutney. 

Since most Chutney recipes contain tamarind, lemon juice, and other acidic ingredients, it is important to prepare and store the chutney in non-reactive containers such as stainless steel, glass, or wood.

Best to avoid aluminum containers. I like to add some kind of nuts in my chutneys because it lends a nice nutty flavor to the dish.

Also, suggest that you grind the nuts coarsely first before adding in the rest of the ingredients. It gives a nice even texture to the chutney.

I learned this tip from my friend's MIL and have been following it ever since. Another important step to make a good chutney is to not skip the tadka.

Tadka on a chutney is a must on most of them. This is what gives the dish an extra zing.

The best part about Chutney is that some of them are no-cook and can be made in just 5 minutes. 

This Andhra Style Peanut & Tomato Chutney recipe that I am sharing with you today is an exceptionally flavorful and delicious side dish while being traditional and authentic. It is a simple and tasty chutney.

Being a South Indian, I am aware that recipes from Andhra are extremely flavorful. This cuisine is famous for its spicy powders and chutneys.

Here is an interesting peanut & tomato chutney for you to try. For this, heat oil in a pan and saute roughly chopped tomatoes till they are soft and pulpy.

Transfer it to a plate and heat oil in the same pan. This time fry peanuts (with no skin), garlic, and dried red chillies for 2 minutes.

Take it off the flame and let it cool down. Then add everything to a blender along with salt and pulse it till smooth.

For the tadka, add oil in a tadka pan, add mustard seeds, urad dal, and curry leaves. Once it crackles, pour this over the Chutney.

Serve as a side with any dish like Dosa/Idli/Adai/Rava Dosa. 

Recipe 📖

Andhra Style Peanut & Tomato Chutney

Priya Lakshminarayan

Peanut Tomato Chutney is a popular chutney recipe from Andhra Pradesh, India. It serves as a great side for Idli/Dosa/Uttapam/Pessarattu. Simple & delicious.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Course accompaniment, condiment, dip, Side Dish

Cuisine andhra pradesh, Indian, South Indian

Servings 4 people

Calories 259.38 kcal

Equipment

• pan
• Mixer Grinder

Ingredients  

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For the chutney

• ▢ ½ teaspoon oil
• ▢ 2 tomatoes
• ▢ ½ teaspoon oil
• ▢ 1 cup peanuts
• ▢ 2 cloves garlic
• ▢ 2-3 dried red chillies
• ▢ salt as required

For the tadka

• ▢ 1 teaspoon oil
• ▢ 2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• ▢ 1 tablespoon urad dal
• ▢ 5-6 curry leaves

Instructions 

For the chutney

• Heat oil in a pan and saute roughly chopped tomatoes till they are soft and pulpy.
• Transfer it to a plate and heat oil in the same pan.
• This time fry peanuts (with no skin), garlic and dried red chillies for 2 minutes. Take it off the flame and let it cool down.
• Then add everything to a blender along with salt and pulse it till smooth.

For the tadka

• For the tadka, add oil in a tadka pan, add mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves.
• Once it crackles, pour this over the Andhra Style Peanut & Tomato Chutney.
• Serve as a side with any dish.

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Notes

Reduce the red chillies if you want to keep this chutney mild.

You can peel off the tomato skin once its cooked and before grinding for a different taste.

Skip or reduce the garlic if you don't like the empowering taste.

Add in a red bell pepper along with the tomatoes for an extra crunchy flavor. 

Nutrition

Serving: 2tablespoon | Calories: 259.38kcal | Carbohydrates: 11.23g | Protein: 11.52g | Fat: 20.83g | Saturated Fat: 2.99g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7.05g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9.78g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 12.01mg | Potassium: 439.07mg | Fiber: 5.27g | Sugar: 1.84g | Vitamin A: 626.55IU | Vitamin C: 34.23mg | Calcium: 59.06mg | Iron: 2.05mg

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