Garlic Chutney is a popular Indian condiment (also known as lahsun ki chutney in Hindi). It’s usually paired with various food recipes across the country and made with minimum ingredients. This spicy, hot, and flavour-packed red garlic chutney recipe is easy to make and goes well with several Indian snacks and meals.
People usually prefer to pair this chutney with pakoras, dhokla, parathas, chaat, and sandwiches. But one thing that tastes incomplete without it is vada pav. This chutney is often referred to as the vada pav chutney.
Making this chutney is as easy as pie. You make this chutney with minimum effort and it tastes appetizing too.
About Recipe
Make Red Garlic Chutney Recipe – Step by Step:
Red Garlic Chutney Recipe
Equipment
- KitchenAid® K400 Blender
- Rubber spatula
- Sharp knife
- Pan
Ingredients
- 10-15 cloves Garlic
- 10-15 pcs. Red dried chillies
- 7-8 pcs. Tomatoes
- ½ tbsp Red Chili Powder
- ⅔ cup Ginger (optional)
- ½ tbsp Salt (According to taste)
- 1 tbsp Ghee
Instructions
- To make delicious and spicy garlic chutney, take some red dried Kashmiri chillies, remove their stalks and break them into parts. Now, soak them in warm water for around 10 minutes. Then take the chillies out of the water and leave the seeds that settle down.
- Now, takea grinder jar and add garlic pieces, soaked red chillies, ginger, 7-8 tomatoes, salt, and red chilli powder to it and grind it well into a fine paste. But if you prefer to eat dry garlic chutney then you can reduce the number of tomatoes.
- If you want to make garlic chutney for bhel, dabeli, or other such snacks then transfer the paste to a bowl and refrigerate it. And, the chutney will be ready to serve.
- But if you want to temper it then take ghee in a pan, heat it on a low flame, and add the paste to it.
- Cook it for a few minutes, with light sauté in intervals. The chutney is now perfectly cooked and ready to serve.
- You can now pair this delicious chutney with your favourite snacks and enjoy your meals. However, if left unused then you can even use it as gravy in several curries and it will enhance the taste of any simple vegetable.
- This red chilli garlic chutney tastes amazing and you can even spread it on pizza in lieu of tomato sauce.
Notes
- Avoid using very hot red chillies, they might ruin the taste of the chutney and will release excessive heat while cooking. Instead, consider using Kashmiri or Byadgi red chillies as they are low in heat.
- Don’t use garlic cloves that have begun to sprout as they will make the chutney taste bitter.
- Use clean or boiled and cooled water to enhance its shelf life.
- You can even use Kashmiri red chilli powder instead of red chillies.
- You may also add some vinegar to the chutney to reduce the pungent taste and flavour of garlic and to ensure a longer shelf life as well.
Storage Instructions:
You can prepare this chutney and make it a part of your weekend meals or you can even store it refrigerated for up to two weeks. And, if you want to make it in a big batch then you can store it in a freezer for a longer period.
But it’s usually recommended to store it at room temperature and consume it within 3-4 days to preserve the original taste and enjoy it with spicy snacks.
However, if you are someone who wants to use it occasionally with chaat and for serving purposes, then you can refrigerate it and use it whenever you want.
Concluding Thoughts:
This was a step-by-step guide to making everyone’s favourite red garlic chutney. Follow this recipe and given instructions to make appetizing and spicy lehsun chutney. After preparing it you can enjoy pairing it with your food or serving it with snacks to your guests.
Frequently Asked Questions:
We can say that the chutney is ready when we can scrape a spoon across the bottom of the pan and the chutney does not flow back into the gap.
Yes, this chutney is healthy. It’s considered good for weight loss and helps people with diabetes and heart problems.
You can enjoy pairing this chutney with your snacks and meals once a day or maybe once every 1-2 days.
You can pair this chutney we a variety of Indian snacks and meals such as vada pav, pakoras, parathas, dosa, dabeli, chaat, and so on.
1 Tablespoon of freshly prepared garlic chutney contains around 17 calories per tablespoon and around 40 calories per serving.
Yes, this chutney can improve digestion.
It’s usually recommended to eat garlic chutney during the daytime and avoid eating it at night.
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