Bombay Chutney | Besan Chutney Recipe | Side dish for Dosa,Poori

'Bombay Chutney' is basically 'Besan Chutney' which is prepared as a combination for usually Dosa , Poori and Chapathy in South India.I personally like it with soft and fluffy Atukula dosa and chapathy.I wonder how it got the name 'Bombay Chutney' as I never came across something like that here in Mumbai.It is a simple yet delicious and can be made with the basic ingredients available in the pantry and also a perfect recipe to pair with chapathis if you run out of veggies.The addition of boiled potato to the bombay chutney makes a delicious combination with poori.

Check out other gravies that pairs commonly with Dosa, Chapathy and Poori :

• Mixed Vegetable Saagu 
• Pithikipappu | Field Beans Gravy
• Potato Masala

                
Bombay Chutney | Besan Chutney Recipe:

Serves 2-3

Prep time: 10 mins | Cooking time: 20 mins | Total time: 30 mins

Cuisine: Andhra - Indian | Category: Side dish

Ingredients:

2 tbsp Besan(chickpea flour)

1 large Onion, sliced thin

2 medium Tomatoes,chopped

2 tsp Ginger-Garlic paste

4-5 Green chillies,slit and cut

8-10 Curry leaves

2 tbsp Coriander leaves,chopped

1/2 tsp Turmeric powder

1/2 tsp Red chilli powder

1/2 tsp Garam masala (optional)

1 tsp Lemon juice or 2 tbsp Curd,optional

1/2 tsp Mustard seeds

1 tsp Urad dal

1 tbsp Chana dal

Salt to taste

1 1/2 tbsp Oil

Method:

• Mix the besan with 1/4 cup of water properly to form a nice paste without any lumps.
• Heat oil in a kadai and crackle mustard seeds. Add urad dal and chana dal and fry until the dals turn slight red in color.
• Add cut green chillies and sliced onions,curry leaves,ginger-garlic paste and fry till the onions turn translucent.
• Add chopped tomatoes and fry until they turn pulpy.Add turmeric powder,red chilli powder,garam masala and 3 cups of water,cover it cook for 6-8 mins until you see bubbles.
• Remove the lid,add salt and add the mixed besan mixture slowly by stirring the entire mixture continuously as we do for upma and cover it and cook for 2-3 mins until thick.
• Add lemon juice or curd,coriander leaves and mix well.

Serve hot with Dosa or chapathy or Poori.It tastes nice with Atukula Dosa too.

Notes:

1. The addition of tomato is optional, you can skip it.
2. You can even add one boiled potato by slightly mashing it to chunks or cut into pieces,this tastes better with poori.
3. The addition of lemon juice or curd makes it tangy, you can skip it if you do not want it that way.
4. You can always skip garam masala and ginger- garlic paste for simple bombay chutney.

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