2tbspchana dalor bengal gram (or substitute with peanuts)
1tbspurad dalor skinned black gram (optional)
1 ½inchgingeror allam (sliced) (1 ½ by 1 ½ inch)
1/3tspSaltor as needed
2 to 4red chilies(adjust to suit your taste)
1tbspTamarindor tamarind paste or lemon juice(adjust to suit your taste)
1tbspjaggery
½tspcuminor jeera
1largeonioncubed & layers separated
1tbspOil or as needed
Tempering ingredients (optional)
1tspoil or as needed
1pinchmustard
1sprigcurry leaves
1red chilli
1pinchhing
How to make the recipe
Preparation for allam chutney
Wash ginger well, peel the skin and cut them to thick slices.
Heat oil in a pan. Fry chana dal & urad dal until light golden. Add red chilies and saute until they turn crisp. Dal should become deep golden. Transfer these to a plate.
Add onions and ginger. Saute until they turn pink or light golden. Do not brown the ginger. Add cumin and turn off the stove. You can also skip frying ginger to retain the medicinal benefits.
Cool all the roasted ingredients. Soak tamarind in water for a while. You can also use tamarind directly if you prefer. Set this aside.
How to make ginger chutney
Add all the cooled ingredients to a blender jar along with jaggery, little tamarind, salt and little water. Blend all these till smooth or coarse chutney to suit your taste.
Add more water if needed to bring to consistency. Adjust salt, jaggery & tamarind as needed. Allam chutney should taste spicy, hot, sweet & tangy.
Tempering (optional)
Heat a tbsp oil in a small pan. Add mustard, urad dal & red chilli. When the mustard splutters, add curry leaves. When they turn crisp, sprinkle hing. Turn off the stove and pour this over the allam chutney.