Red Bell Pepper Chutney is an easy & delicious Vegan accompaniment to most South Indian delicacies like Lentil Waffles, Lentil Pancakes, Steamed Rice Cakes, Pongal and more. They make an excellent Dip and sandwich spread too.
Chutneys are more like a must accompaniment to a lot of Indian dishes. They can be spicy, sweet, sour or power blend of them or maybe herb loaded. When the ingredients are mixed after saute- ing or just raw in right proportion they yield a divine puree called Chutney.
For a variation of Red Bell Pepper Tomato Chutney , check my recent post on Lentil Waffles. If you need more easy varieties, how about trying Quick Coconut Chutney, Cold red Onion Chutney, Green Chutney
When my Brother in Law and family visited us last summer, my Sister in law stepped into my tiny kitchen to cook up a quick meal amidst all the gala time. It was then she introduced us to Red Bell Pepper Chutney and we were left with finger licking with the meal completed. How could I not blog about this super easy delicious Chutney?
When I made this chutney I chose to stick to Tomatoes and Red Pepper alone. Adding Onions & Garlic to this chutney is optional . Without any further banters, I am documenting this chutney recipe for my safe keeping too. Did I tell you my Optimum Blender whizzed them in a jiffy? Well, Now I have;)
** All the ingredients are easily available at any Asian Grocery Stores.
Ingredients
- 2 Red Pepper
- 2 Tomatoes medium
- 2 garlic cloves optional
- 2 tablespoon Bengal Gram Chana Dal
- 2 teaspoon Cumin Seeds Jeera
- 2 Red Dried Chilli Make it 3 if you like spicy
- 1 Tblspn Oil
- Salt to taste
Tempering
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- 1 Red Chillies broken into pieces
- pinch Asafoetida
- sprig Curry Leaves
- 2 teaspoon Oil
Instructions
- Heat 1 teaspoon Oil and add garlic cloves. Once they get slightly roasted ( about 2 minutes ), add roughly chopped Red Bell Pepper. Saute for at least 5 minutes in medium flame followed by the addition of chopped tomatoes. Saute until all the juice evaporates and the tomatoes get mushy - another 5-7 minutes. Turn off the flame and set it aside.
- Heat the remaining 2 teaspoon Oil. Once hot, add Cumin Seeds,Chana Dal & dried red chillies and saute them until dal begins to turn brown. Turn off the flame and set the Dal Mixture aside.
- Once both the mixtures are cool , grind them together in Optimum G2.1 Blender until a smooth puree is achieved. Taste and season with Salt. Transfer the content into a serving bowl.
- Prepare the tempering by heating the oil. Add mustard seeds. Once the mustard seeds begin to splutter, turn off the flame. Add the rest of the ingredients - red chillies, asafoetida and curry leaves. Immediately pour the tempering onto the pureed Chutney.
- Serve your Dosa's or Idlis with the Red Bell Pepper Tomato Chutney.
Meena Kumar says
Facebook does no justice to pics oh my every detail is crystal clear here..very pretty . I love this chutney I add some onion and urad dal but this one looks creamier love it Sandhya.
Sandhya Hariharan says
Thanks Meena.. I know - the Fb!! Resolution goes down so much ;(
I do add onions too .. but thats one more variation.
Meeta says
I adore red bell pepper soup. Make this so often and always with different herbs and spices Works in every cuisine! Perfect!
Spandana says
The pictures look very good. I make the similar one, but add little Tamarind, and Peanuts instead of the Dal mixture.
Have to try your version too. Looks delicious.
Viki Marden says
I absoloutly love bell peppers so this recipe is perfect for me. Will defo give it a go x
Ruxana says
awesome chutney
Sreelatha @ Framed Recipes says
Lovely chutney Sandhya.
[email protected] says
Yummy..never added red bell peppers to tomato chutney
Sounds yum and looks delicious Sandy
Sandhya Hariharan says
THey are a fab combination Jyothi. My Sil introduced me to it .. and I have had it so many times after that...
Monica Shaw says
I love South Indian cuisine! I can definitely see making this to go with all kinds of things... I'm particularly into chickpea flour pancakes lately. Would love to use this as a dipper!