Railway Chutney or Train Chutney

Today's post is a simple spicy chutney which goes very well with idli / dosa. If you have traveled in Indian railways and if you had idli / dosa, then you would have never missed this chutney.

I adapted the recipe from Chef Venkatesh Bhat but with variations in the measurements to suit my kids' taste.

Let's get on to the post.

Ingredients:

To grind:

Roasted Chana Dal gram (Pottukadalai) 1 cup

Coconut 2 tsp

Garlic Cloves 5 to 6

Ginger 1 or 2 inch chopped

Green Chillies 4 to 5

Tamarind small amla sized

Coriander leaves 1 handful

Salt to taste

To temper:

Mustard Seeds 1 tsp

Urad Dal 1 tsp

Red Chilli 1

Curry leaves few

Method:

👉 In a mixer jar, add all the ingredients given under "To grind" into a fine paste adding water.

👉 Transfer the ground paste to a vessel and add 1.5 to 2 cups of water. The chutney needs to be a little watery.

👉 Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, urad dal, red chilli and curry leaves. Once they splutter, add it to the chutney.

👉 Enjoy it with hot idli / dosa.