Allam Pachadi (Onion Ginger Chutney for Idly & Dosa)

Ingredients:

Onion (large) - 1

Ginger - one and half inch

Red chillies - 2-3

Bengal gram - 1 tbsp

Tamarind pulp - 1/2 tbsp

Jaggery / Sugar - 1/2 tbsp

Salt - as per taste

Coriander leaves, chopped - 2 tbsp

Procedure:

1. Roughly chop onion, ginger and set aside.
2. Take a small frying pan, heat oil, add bengal gram, red chillies and fry them until they change their color. Remove out and let them cool.
3. Add chopped ginger and onion in to same pan and continue frying until they are tender. Once they are done, switch off the flame and cool them until they reaches to room temperature.
4. Now transfer roasted bengal gram, red chillies in to blender to get fine powder. Add fried ginger, onion, tamarind pulp, salt, jaggery, chopped coriander leaves and continue grinding to get a smooth paste. Add required water to get desired consistency. You need not season this. Serve it with idli or dosa.

TIP: Unlike other chutnies add only few red chillies as it already contains ginger which gives enough hotness. Similarly you can adjust the quantity of jaggery/sugar according to your taste.