Street shop Tomato Thin Chutney (Rottukadai Thakkali Thanni chutney)

Name: Street shop Tomato Thin Chutney (Rottukadai Thakkali Thanni chutney)
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 10 Shallots; 1/2 Onion chopped; 3 Tomato chopped; 7 Dried red chilli; 10 Garlic cloved unpeeled; Small piece Tamarind (Bluebbery size); As needed Salt; 2 Tbsp Rice flour(Mix with 1/4 cup of water); 1 Tbsp Peanut oil; 1/2 Tsp Mustard; 1/2 Tsp Urid dal; 5-6 Curry leaves; 1 Pinch Hing; 1 Dry red chilli (Broken); 1 Tsp Coriander leaves

Prasel @cook_prasel

Rottukadai Thakkali Thanni Chutney is a famous thin tomato chutney popular in Tamil Nadu, especially in roadside eateries (known as Rottukadai or small food stalls). This chutney is watery (thanni means "water" in Tamil) and is typically served with idli, dosa, or kal dosa. It's known for its simple ingredients, bold flavors, and slightly runny consistency, making it perfect for soaking up soft idlis.

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Ingredients

15 Minutes

4 servings

10Shallots
1/2Onion chopped
3Tomato chopped
7Dried red chilli
10Garlic cloved unpeeled
Small piece Tamarind (Bluebbery size)
As neededSalt
2 TbspRice flour(Mix with 1/4 cup of water)
To Temper:
1 TbspPeanut oil
1/2 TspMustard
1/2 TspUrid dal
5-6Curry leaves
1 PinchHing
1Dry red chilli (Broken)
1 TspCoriander leaves

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Steps

15 Minutes

1

In a Mixer jar add shallots, onion, red chilli, garlic, tamarind, salt. Grind this without adding water into coarse paste.
2

Now add chopped tomato and grind it again.
3

Heat oil in kadai add mustard, urid dal, curry leaves, hing, broken red chilli. Once mustard and urid dal crackled add the chutney to this. Add around 2 to 3 cups of water. Adjust the salt and mix it. Let it boil.
4

Now add rice flour mix and stir it. After 30 sec add chopped coriander leaves. Switch off the flame and serve with Idly or Dosa.