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Milagai Chutney / Spicy Red Chilly Chutney

Posted by on Sep 26, 2011 in Breakfast Menu, Featured | 16 comments

This Red chilly chutney is for those who want a real spicy chutney. This is my mother-in-law’s special chutney. When I had this for the first time I had this with a spoon of sesame oil. I love this chutney especially with hot idlis.:)

Time of Preparation : 30 minutes
Spice level : 5 out of 5
No of Servings : 3 to 4

Ingredients:

  • Pearl onions / Shallots – 1 and 1/4 cup
  • Tomato – 3/4 cup (chopped)
  • Garlic – 8 cloves
  • Red chillies – 10
  • Sesame oil – 4 tbsp
  • Salt – to taste
  • Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
  • Asafoetida – a pinch
  • Curry leaves – a few

Method of Preparation:

  1. Grind the red chillies followed by the shallots and garlic coarsely.
  2. Add tomatoes and salt and grind coarsely.
  3. Heat 3 tbsp of oil in a deep pan and add the mustard seeds, curry leaves and asafoetida.
  4. Now add the ground chutney and sautee it in medium heat.
  5. Sautee for 15 minutes till it becomes thick
  6. Serve it with hot idlis.

Note:

  • Should not add water for this chutney.
  • We have to sautee till it loses the water content from tomatoes.

16 Comments

  1. julie / September 26, 2011

    Yummmy chutney..I too prepare a similar chutney with idli..
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  2. Priya / September 27, 2011

    Hot fiery chutney makes me hungry,i can have two more idlis with this yummy chutney..

  3. Sharmilee / September 27, 2011

    Spicy and yummy chutney pairs well with idlis and dosa, luv ur version

  4. Nandini / September 27, 2011

    What a nice colour! I love this red hot chutney! Yum!

  5. vandana rajesh / September 27, 2011

    Delicious looking chutney. We too make a similiar kind of chutney with idlis and dosas.

  6. Swathi / September 27, 2011

    Delicious, love this fiery chutney with dosai.

  7. Vidhya Jayadeep / September 27, 2011

    Loved this fiery chutney.Though I make a similar chutney the spice level is so low next time I a going to make this to add aspecial zing to food.

  8. nithu bala / September 27, 2011

    Wow! lovely color..love this spicy chutney:-) nice picture..

  9. Treat and Trick / September 28, 2011

    Beautiful color and yummy dip for idli/dosa!

  10. sayantani / September 28, 2011

    love love love this chutney and its fiery colour.

  11. valli / September 28, 2011

    just now i visit ur recipes i think ur from chettinad im i right

    • arthi / September 28, 2011

      some of my recipes are chettinad special because my in-laws are from karaikudi. This is one among them.

  12. Uma / September 28, 2011

    Looks Delicious. Till now I havn’t prepared this chutney. Bookmarked it now.

    Cheers,
    Uma

  13. Jay / September 28, 2011

    so perfect n yummy chutney..!
    Tasty Appetite

  14. arthi / September 28, 2011

    Thank you all for your valuable comments!!!

  15. Simply Life / October 3, 2011

    what a great chutney!