Makes 1- 1 ½ cups

 1 large yellow onion chopped aprox 1 – 1 ½ c

2 Tablespoons sunflower or safflower oil

1 ½ Tablespoons tuong chile sauce

 2 teaspoons cumin

 In a bowl combine oil, cumin, chile sauce and blend till a paste. Add in onions blend and let rest for half hour.

Perfect accompanyment for grilled spiced meats. Serve over rice or as a spicy topping for pappadams and nan bread.

Ingredients:
Tomato 1 big
Onion 1 big
Red Chilli 4 pieces
Urdu dhall 2 tbs
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Asafoetida 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste

Preparations:
Fry above the ingredients with 1 tbs
oil.
And grind it together.

Tasty chutney is ready.
Enjoy with idly, dosai and chappati.

This chutney’s main ingredient is Onions.Onion is effective against conditions ranging from the common cold to heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, and other diseases.Some studies have shown that increased consumption of onions reduces the risk of head and neck cancers.In many parts of the world, onions are used to heal blisters and boils.

Do you know why do we cry when we are cutting Onions?
Here is the answer-
As onions are sliced, cells are broken, allowing enzymes called alliinases to break down amino acid sulphoxides and generate sulphenic acids. Sulphenic acids are unstable and spontaneously rearrange into a volatile gas called syn-propanethial-S-oxide. The gas diffuses through the air and eventually reaches the eye, where it binds to sensory neurons, creating a stinging sensation. Tear glands produce tears to dilute and flush out the irritant.
Supplying ample water to the reaction while peeling onions prevents the gas from reaching the eyes. Eye irritation can, therefore, be avoided by cutting onions under running water or submerged in a basin of water. Rinsing the onion and leaving it wet while chopping may also be effective. Another way to avoid irritation is by not cutting off the root of the onion, or by doing it last, as the root of the onion has a higher concentration of enzymes.

Ingredients:

• Onions Raw
• Tamarind
• Red Chili Powder
• Green Chili
• Dhaniya Powder/Whole Dhaniya seeds
• Salt

Procedure:

1. Firstly grind tamarind(take the quantity as per taste and onions taken) until it becomes soft/paste.
2. Then take all the above ingredients according to taste and quantity and grind it hard paste.
3. Don’t add water to the mixture.
4. Serve with dosa,idli,etc.

Njoy!