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Quick chutney recipe for idli & dosa / Spicy chutney recipe / Red chutney recipe / Thanni chutney recipe. Quick chutney recipe with detailed instruction and step by step photos. This chutney is popularly known as madurai thanni chutney, thanni is water in tamil. This chutney is watery and not thick in consistency. It is usually served in street side idli shops and it tastes super delicious. In South Indian homes chutney we prepare chutney on daily basis to serve it with idli dosa or with plain rice and we always prepare it with available vegetables and fruits.
This chutney takes hardly 10 minutes to put everything together, also it requires only handful of basic pantry ingredients like coconut, garlic, dired red chili, onion and few herbs and spices. You can pair this quick chutney with any south indian breakfast like idli, dosa, utthappam and pongal.
In South india we make different types chutneys from vegetables or with plain coconut
Quick chutney requires only few ingredients
Coconut – You can use fresh or frozen shredded coconut
Red chili – I used byadgi and regular chili in combination to get nice color as well as the spiciness
Garlic – gives nice flavor to the chutney
Tamarind – do not skip tamarind this recipe as this gives nice tangy flavor and also acts as preservative
Quick chutney recipe for idli & dosa
Ingredients
To make quick chutney recipe
- ½ cup Shredded Coconut
- 8 Garlic cloves
- 10 nos Dried red chili
- Small gooseberry size Tamarind
- 1 tsp Salt
- Water
For tempering
- 1 tbsp Oil
- ¼ tsp Mustard seeds
- ⅛ tsp Asafetida Hing
- 2 spring Curry leaves
- 2 Dried red chili
- 4-5 shallots chopped or onion
Instructions
To make quick chutney recipe
- In a mixie jar add coconut, garlic cloves, tamarind, red chili, salt and water
- Blend it to smooth
- Add the chutney to a bowl further add 1 cup water to it then mix it and set aside
For tempering
- Heat pan with oil, add mustard seeds once it crackle add hing, curry leaves and chopped onions saute till it turns golden
- Add the prepared chutney stir it
- Let it simmer for 2-3 minutes and switch off the flame
- Enjoy it warm with any south Indian breakfast
