Garlic chutney / Poondu chutney is going to be your favourite sides of all time! Chopped garlic in tomato chilli sauce gives you the best flavour ever! and MAKES EVERYTHING BETTER!

If you have been following me for a long time, you know I LOVE garlic! Garlic in anything is my absolute favourite.
This is my mother’s recipe, My childhood favourite recipe, I ask Amma every single week to make it.
The Finely chopped garlic gives you tit-bits on your mouth with fabulous tomato chilli sauce, makes it absolutely drool-worthy.

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Why this recipe work:

Garlic is enough to humble your soul!
So quick and easy
It is SO SO Delicious,
It is fresh, bright, garlicky, tangy.

How to make garlic chutney with step by step pictures:

ingredients to make garlic chutney recipe are taken — Take 2 to 3 whole garlic, peel off the skin and finely chop them into small pieces, dice 4 tomatoes and keep all the ingredients ready.

dry red chillies are taken in blender jar — To a blender, add dry red chillies and tamarind

finely ground spices are in blender jar — Grind to a fine powder

diced tomatoes are in blender jar — To the same blender, Add diced tomatoes

tomato puree in blender jar — Ground to a fine puree. Keep aside.

curry leaves and mustard seeds are being sauted in oil in wide pan — Now, Heat up oil in a saute pan, add mustard seeds and curry leaves.

curry leaves is being cooked in oil in saute pan — Let it sizzle for a few seconds

chopped garlic is being added to saute pan — Add finely chopped garlic

garlic is being cooked in saute pan — Keep stirring for 3 mins

tomato puree is being added to saute pan — Now Add tomato puree from the blender

poondu chutney/ garlic chutney is being cooked in saute pan — Stir well, add 1/2 to 1 cup of water and (salt if required.)

garlic chutney is cooked in saute pan with lid — Cover and cook for 5 to 8 mins

garlic chutney is cooked in saute pan — Garlic chutney is ready to be served.

Tips to make best Garlic chutney recipe/ Poondu Chutney:

1.Make this recipe in gingelly oil because it has unique flavour. You could also swap to sesame oil.

2. Finely chop the garlic, you can use your food processor to make things easy for you. Give 2 or 3 pulses that’s it you get a finely chopped garlic.

3.You can adjust the heat as per your convinenet. To get a bright red colour add kashmiri chillies.

4.Saute the chopped garlic in gingelly oil until it is soft and tender.

FAQ:

How do you serve Garlic chutney/Poondu Chutney?

This Garlic chutney is best served with Idly, dosa, appam, roti.

How long can you keep this garlic chutney?

You can store in an air-tight container in refrigerator for 10 days.

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Garlic Chutney/ Poondu Chutney

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Yield: 5 1x

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Description

Garlic chutney / Poondu chutney is going to be your favourite sides of all time! Chopped garlic in tomato chilli sauce gives you a best flavour ever! and MAKES EVERYTHING BETTER!

Ingredients

Scale

3 Whole garlic
3 to matoes
10 dry red chillies
1 pinch tamarind
2 tbs sesame oil
1 tsp salt

Instructions

Take 2 to 3 whole garlic, peel off the skin and finely chop them into small pieces, dice 4 tomatoes and keep all the ingredients ready.
To a blender, add dry red chillies and tamarind
Grind to a fine powder
To the same blender, Add diced tomatoes
Ground to a fine puree. Keep aside.
Now, Heat up oil in a saute pan, add mustard seeds and curry leaves.
Let it sizzle for a few seconds
Add finely chopped garlic
Keep stirring for 3 mins
Now Add tomato puree from the blender
Stir well, add salt if required.
Cover and cook for 5 to 8 mins
Garlic chutney is ready to be served.

Notes

Tips to make best Garlic chutney recipe:

1. Make this recipe in gingelly oil because it has unique flavour. You could also swap to sesame oil.