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Overhead shot of a dark stone mortar and pestle filled with freshly ground spice paste, surrounded by whole garlic cloves, dried red chilies, and scattered seeds on a rustic wooden table.

Spicy Garlic Chutney with Sizzling Mustard Oil Tadka

This Spicy Garlic Chutney delivers a bold, fiery kick finished with a sizzling mustard oil tadka. Made entirely in a traditional mortar and pestle, this rustic condiment combines fresh garlic, dry red chili, and a dash of bright lemon juice.
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Prep Time 7 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4
Calories 104 kcal

Equipment

  • Pestle and Mortar or chopper

Ingredients
 
 

  • 15 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 red chili dried
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • ½ tsp red chili powder
  • 2 tbsp mustard oil
  • 2 cloves garlic sliced, for tadka
  • 1 tbsp urad dal
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds

Instructions
 

Crush the Base Ingredients

  • In a mortar, combine the whole garlic cloves, 1 dry red chili, lemon juice, cumin seeds, red chili powder, and salt.
  • Pound into a Paste
  • Coarsely crush everything together using a pestle until it forms a rustic, textured paste.
  • Prepare the Tadka (tempering)
  • Heat the mustard oil in a small pan until it is hot. Add the sliced garlic, urad dal, and mustard seeds to the hot oil.
  • Temper the Chutney
  • Let the spices sizzle and the sliced garlic turn slightly golden, then carefully pour the hot oil mixture directly into the mortar over the crushed garlic paste.

Mix and Serve

  • Mash everything together one final time to thoroughly mix the sizzling tadka into the chutney.

Notes

Meaningful Masala Note:
The mustard oil amount listed in the YouTube video is 2 tsp, which is incorrect. The actual correct amount is 2 tbsp.

Nutrition

Calories: 104kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 299mgPotassium: 111mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 189IUVitamin C: 22mgCalcium: 35mgIron: 1mg
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