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    Home » Indian Breakfast Recipes

    Garlic Chutney Recipe | Chilli Chutney

    Published: Feb 4, 2016 · Modified: Feb 10, 2024 by Kushi · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Garlic Chutney is an aromatic, spicy, and tangy recipe that can be made with only four ingredients in less than 15 minutes. This can be served with many Indian breakfast, chaats, and snack recipes.

    Simple garlic chutney recipe | Red chilli chutney | Indian chutney for breakfast, snacks, chaats.
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    • Garlic chilli chutney
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    Simple garlic chutney recipe | Red chilli chutney | Indian chutney for breakfast, snacks, chaats.

    Garlic Chutney Recipe | Chilli Chutney

    Kushi
    Garlic chutney is an aromatic, spicy, and tangy recipe that can be made with only four ingredients in less than 15 minutes. This can be served with many Indian breakfast, chaats, and snack recipes.
    5 from 13 votes
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 5 minutes mins
    Course Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Snack
    Cuisine Indian
    Servings 6
    Calories 51 kcal

    Equipment

    • Mixie or Blender
    • Pan

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 bulb Garlic 12 to 15
    • 2 tablespoon Oil ; I prefer coconut oil
    • 3 to 5 Dry Red chilies check tips
    • Tamarind small ball approx 1 tbsp
    • Salt to taste

    Instructions
     

    • Using a pestle and mortar, lightly crush each garlic clove.
      1 bulb Garlic
    • Heat oil in a pan on medium flame. Add garlic cloves and saute till it becomes golden brown.
      2 tablespoon Oil
    • Add the red chilies and saute for a couple of minutes.
      3 to 5 Dry Red chilies
    • Finally, add tamarind, mix, and switch off the flame. Let this cool down.
      Tamarind
    • Add all these ingredients together in a mixer or blender, with salt and very little water, and blend it to form a medium-thick, smooth paste.
      Salt
    • Transfer it to a bowl. Add water only if required for desired consistency.
    • Serve with undi (rice dumplings), and enjoy.

    Notes

    • You can substitute dry red chili with red chili powder or cayenne powder.
    • Vary the amount of ingredients as per your taste.
    • I love preparing this using coconut oil. You can substitute it with vegetable oil or any desired cooking oil.
    • You can store this garlic chutney in the refrigerator for 5 to 7 days. 
    • Based on the dry red chilies or chile powder you use, the color of the chutney will vary. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 51kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 0.4gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 0.4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.02gSodium: 2mgPotassium: 73mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 214IUVitamin C: 32mgCalcium: 3mgIron: 0.2mg
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    Garlic chilli chutney

    To make this garlic chutney, you will need garlic, red chilies, tamarind, and oil. Coconut, onion, tomato, or other fancy ingredients are not required. 

    In different languages in India, this is also called lahsun ki chutney, lehsun chutney, loshne chutney, or belluli chutney.

    This garlic chili chutney goes well with undi (rice dumplings) village-style breakfast recipe. It can be served with dosa, idli, vada pav, momos, etc.

    While you are here, also check out our popular 5 different south Indian chutney recipes for idli, dosa,  and best tomato chutney. 

    Garlic chutney | chilli chutney | Indian chutney for breakfast, snacks, chaats, dosa, chapati.

    Ingredients

    Garlic: Use fresh garlic cloves for best results.

    Red chilies: You can use Kashmiri, byadgi, or any dry red chilies. The color will vary accordingly. If dry chilies are not available, use red chile powder.

    Tamarind: Adds tanginess and also gives a nice consistency.

    Oil: Coconut oil gives a unique taste. But you can use any neutral oil.

    Check out the recipe card for the full list of ingredients.

    Chilli garlic chutney | Chutney for dosa, idli, chapati, chaats, snacks or sandwiches.

    Step-by-step instructions

    • Using a pestle and mortar, lightly crush each garlic clove. 
    • Heat oil in a pan on medium flame. Add garlic cloves and saute till it becomes golden brown.
    • Add the red chilies and saute for a couple of minutes. 
    • Finally, add tamarind, mix, and switch off the flame. Let this cool down. 
    • Add all these ingredients together in a mixer or blender, with salt and very little water, and blend it to form a medium-thick, smooth paste.
    • Transfer it to a bowl. Add water only if required for desired consistency. 
    • Serve with undi (rice dumplings), and enjoy. 
    Lesun ki chutney | Indian chutney recipe without coconut for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

    Tips

    • You can substitute dry red chili with red chili powder or cayenne powder.
    • Vary the amount of ingredients as per your taste.
    • I love preparing this using coconut oil. You can substitute it with vegetable oil or any desired cooking oil.
    • You can store this garlic chutney in the refrigerator for 5 to 7 days. 
    • Based on the dry red chilies or chile powder you use, the color of the chutney will vary. 

    What to serve with garlic chutney?

    • Garlic chutney can be served with Indian breakfast recipes like dosa, idli, steamed rice dumplings (undi).
    • Use it as a dip for momos, dhokla, or pakoras.
    • Use this garlic chutney on chaats like vada pav, bhel puri, sev puri, masala puri, ragda pattice.
    • You can also serve this for lunch or dinner with chapati, steamed rice, parathas, etc.
    • Also, use it to smear your sandwich or Kathi rolls.

    More Indian chutney recipes

    • quick & easy chutney recipes for dosa, idli, puri, chapati, vada, sandwich. South Indian breakfast
      5 CHUTNEY RECIPES FOR DOSA, IDLI | HOW TO MAKE CHUTNEY
    • South Indian Red Coconut chutney recipe | Konkani Hing Chutney for idli, dosa, moode, khotto, etc.
      Red Coconut Chutney | Konkani Hing Chutney 
    • Best and Easy Tomato Chutney served in white bowl, garnished with coriander leaves.
      Easy Tomato Chutney
    • Bowl full of dates chutney or tamarind chutney to serve with samosa, chaats, use for marinade etc.
      Tamarind Chutney | Dates Chutney | Sweet Chutney for Chaat

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    Note: We originally posted this simple Indian garlic chutney recipe in Feb 2016. It has now been modified in Feb 2024 with Expert Chef Tips, FAQs, Storage Instructions, etc.

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Mullai Madavan

      February 08, 2016 at 4:04 pm

      5 stars
      Beautiful color, looks like a spicy chutney and sure it will go well paired with hot steaming idlis!

      Reply
      • Kushi

        February 08, 2016 at 11:16 pm

        Thank you Mullai 🙂

        Reply
    2. CHCooks

      February 12, 2016 at 6:56 am

      5 stars
      Garlic chutney looks perfect 🙂

      Reply
      • Kushi

        February 13, 2016 at 12:52 am

        Thank you dear 🙂

        Reply
    3. Revathi

      February 16, 2016 at 1:05 pm

      5 stars
      This one of my hubby's favorite chutney. Looks so beautiful 🙂

      Reply
      • Kushi

        February 17, 2016 at 12:53 am

        Thank you Revathi 🙂

        Reply
    4. Soma Saharay

      February 21, 2016 at 4:52 am

      5 stars
      My love of spicy food make to love it by default...

      Reply
      • Kushi

        February 22, 2016 at 10:50 pm

        Thank you Soma 🙂

        Reply
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