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Zucchini Chuntey

Zucchini Chutney Recipe |Vegan, gluten free chutney

Please watch the above video for detailed video instructions to make Zucchini Chutney
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 3 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 medium size zucchini
  • 1.5 cooking oil for frying zucchini
  • 3 tbsp chana dal/split bengal gram
  • You can use togari bele/toor dal or uddina bele/urad dal
  • 1/4 cup coconut fresh
  • 10 curry leaves
  • 3 small onions
  • little coriander leaves
  • 6 to 7 byadgi red chilies
  • 2 green chilies
  • OR you can use only red chilies or green chilies
  • 1/2 tsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp jaggery optional
  • in small gooseberry sized tamarind soakedwater
  • 3/4 tsp salt or salt to taste

For seasoning:

  • 1.5 tsp cooking oil
  • ΒΌ tsp mustard seeds
  • Pinch of hing
  • 2 to 3 pieces of dried red chili
  • few curry leaves

Instructions
 

  • Wash and cut the zucchini as shown in the video
  • Cut onions and chilies into halves
  • Heat 1.5 tsp oil in a pan on low heat.
  • Fry the dal until it turns golden brown. Transfer it to a separate plate
  • To the same pan add chilies, onion, curry leaves, and coriander seeds
  • Stir it for a few seconds, then add zucchini, and salt.
  • Mix it, cover it and let it cook for a minute
  • No need to add water. no need to completely cook the zucchini, 1 minute is enough
  • Add coriander leaves, mix and turn off the heat. Let it cool.
  • Grind the zucchini, fried dal, coconut, jaggery, and soaked tamarind to a coarse paste.
  • Add water only if needed.
  • Transfer the chutney to a bowl.

For seasoning:

  • Heat the oil in ladle on medium heat
  • Once the oil is hot add hing, add mustard seeds
  • After it pops add dried red chilies pieces, curry leaves. Turn off the heat
  • Add the seasoning to the chutney , mix.
  • Serve with rotti, rava idli, dosa, rotis..