Carrot chutney recipe | Side dish for Idli dosa, the recipe with full video and step by step pictorial instructions. Carrot chutney recipe| Easy to make Chutney recipe using carrot, shallots and red chili, pairs well with Idli, dosa, and parathas too.
It has been a long time since I posted a recipe in the category Side dish for Idli | dosa. This carrot chutney, I make when I run out of tomatoes. A very simple chutney and best way to make kids eat carrots too. I just made it in my Kara chutney style , with few alterations. We all loved the taste and it tasted so yum with Dosai . Try out this Carrot Chutney and even you can have with parathas too.
Check out other chutneys using vegetables, Chow chow chutney , Peerkangai chutney, Kadamba chutney , Methi leaves chutney
Also don’t forget to check out the popular Kara chutney recipe , Coconut chutney , Kothamalli chutney , Vengaya chutney, and many others.
- In a pan add 3 tsp oil and roast the urad dal, red chili and tamarind, till the dal turns golden brown. Keep it aside.
- In the same pan add the onions(take the skin of the onions) and garlic.
- Roast till golden brown. Keep it aside. Roast in a small flame.

- Add in the roughly chopped carrots. Cook in a low flame for 5 minutes.
- Cool completely

- Temper with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
- Carrot Chutney is ready to serve.

- You can add few green chili and reduce the red chili as well
- Big onion can be replaced instead of shallots
- 1-2 tbsp of coconut can be added while grinding the carrot chutney

Carrot chutney recipe
Ingredients
- 3 tsp + 3 tsp oil
- ½ tbsp urad dal
- 5 red chili
- Tamarind a small gooseberry sized
- 20 Shallots | Small onions
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- ½ tsp Mustard seeds
- Few curry leaves
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- In a pan add 3 tsp oil and roast the urad dal, red chili and tamarind, till the dal turns golden brown. Keep it aside.
- In the same pan add the onions(take the skin of the onions) and garlic.
- Roast till golden brown. Keep it aside. Roast in a small flame.
- Add in the roughly chopped carrots. Cook in a low flame for 5 minutes.
- Cool completely
- Grind urad dal, red chilli, tamarind, onions, garlic and carrots along with salt into a fine paste. You can add water while grinding.
- Temper with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
- Carrot Chutney is ready to serve.