I have used carrots in Carrot Garlic Chutney and loved the taste.When I saw this recipe in This recipe from Sukham Ayu book that I won last year, I wanted to try it too. But I could do it just now…


The taste was quite different from what I expected.Yet, it tasted great. Loved the combo of coriander seeds and sesame seeds….

I used:

Carrot -1
Coriander seeds- 2 teaspoons
Sesame seeds -2 teaspoons
Dry Red chilli -1
Thick tamarind extract -1 tablespoon
Salt to taste

For seasoning

Oil – 1 teaspoon
Urad dal – 1 teaspoon
Mustard seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
Cumin seeds – 1/2 teaspoon

Asafoetida powder- a pinch
Curry leaves- a few

  1. Peel and chop the carrot  into chunks.
  2. Pressure cook with a little water for 1 whistle. Keep aside to cool.Alternatively you can cook it in the microwave too.
  3. In a pan dry roast coriander seeds, sesame seeds and red chillies till they turn light brown.
  4. Cool and powder.
  5. To this add the cooked carrot,tamarind paste and salt.Grind to a semi coarse paste.Transfer into a bowl.
  6. Heat oil for seasoning,add the ingredients mentioned under ‘seasoning’, except curry leaves
  7. When the dal turns brown ,add curry leaves and pour over the chutney.

Serve this along with steamed rice or tiffin’s like Idli / dosa

We had this with crispy dosa…

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Bon Appetit…

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