Wanting to put a stop to the never ending grumbles to a lunch of dal and rice or, curds and rice. You cant say there was no choice !.. In summer what else could you eat... fried foods, spicy foods, masala wala foods, all end up in gas, indigestion, bloated stomach etc., So the idea of adding one plain chutney to the menu sounded an excellent one. Also it gave one more option in variety.
So onion thoghail it was going to be. You only have to throw a couple of items, grind them and fry the ground chutney, and there you are... your chutney is ready. .
Ok, first of all we need four or five medium sized onions cut into one inch squares, then six or seven red kashmiri chillies, keep them on a hot thava so they crisp up and grind fine easily,next you needfour or five imli pieces, then one lime sized lump of gur- jaggery, add salt to taste, Next put all the items, onions, chillies, gur, imli and salt into the mixer and grind. if tough one tablespoon of water may be added while grinding.
In a kadai
put in 6 to 8 teaspoons of til oil, splutter half teaspoon of rye - mustard seeds, and half a teaspoon of urad dall, when dall becomes light brownish, add the ground onions and fry it till it leaves sides.
Your onion chutney is ready. I'll tell you a secret on how to eat it. Take some rice on your plate. Put one heaped teaspoon of chutney on it, pour two teaspoons of raw til oil and mix with your fingers. dont use a spoon, Now take fingers full of rice chutney mix and eat. Wow ! one of the tastiest food that ever entered your mouth. To make it more interesting, crush a piece of fried papad over the onion rice and eat it together. Interesting isn't it?
To wind up an interesting and tasty lunch drink up a glass full of chaas- buttermilk
Wasn't is satisfying ?
Do let me know how you fared in making this lunch.. Thanks
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