This is our favorite chutney to pair with rava dosa – a thin, crispy dosa that resembles lace!

Toasted Besan Chutney

Serves approx. 4

Ingredients

Chutney

• ½ cup toasted basen (chickpea flour)
• 1 cup water
• 1 tbsp tamarind
• ¼ tsp turmeric (try with ⅛ tsp turmeric next time)*
• ¼ tsp jaggery (raw sugar cane) (could substitute with brown sugar if you don’t have)
• ½ tsp salt plus more to taste if needed

Tadka

• 1 tbsp cooking oil
• 1 tsp urad, split and without skin
• ½ tsp cumin
• ½ tsp coriander seeds
• ¼ tsp methi seeds (fenugreek seeds)
• 4 dry red chilies
• 2 thai chilies

Directions

1. Add the basen, water, tamarind, turmeric, jaggery, and salt to the blender and blend.
2. Transfer the chutney to a bowl for serving.
3. For the tadka, heat a pan with cooking oil.
4. Add the tadka spices and thai chilis to the pan and fry until the urad is light brown.
5. Mix the tadka into the chutney and serve. Check for salt if more is needed.