Section | Chutney

Coconut Chutney

Posted on 19 June 2009 by Sarmila

Ingredients:

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  • Coconut gratings – 1 cup
  • Green chilli – 3 to 4 Nos
  • Tamarind – a pea size
  • Chutney dhal (Pottu kadalai) – 1 tablespoon
  • Salt – ¾ teaspoon

Method:

  • Grind all the above to a fine paste and season it with mustard and curry leaves.

Mullangi(Radish) Chutney

Posted on 19 June 2009 by Sarmila

Ingredients:

  • Radish – 2 Nos Medium size
  • Green Chillies – 3 to 4 Nos
  • Bengal Gram Dhal – 2 tablespoons
  • Asafotida – A small pea size
  • Tamarind – A small gooseberry size
  • Coriander and curry leaves – few
  • Oil – 1 to 2 teaspoons
  • Salt – ½ teaspoon or as per taste

Method:

  • Remove the skin from the radish and cut it into medium size pieces.
  • Put one or two teaspoon oil in a kadai and fry asafotida and dhal till it become light brown.
  • Add green chillies, tamarind and fry for a while.
  • Finally add radish pieces along with few coriander and curry leaves for one minute.
  • Cool it. Add salt and grind it to a fine paste.

Tomato Chutney

Posted on 18 June 2009 by Sarmila

Ingredients:

  • Onion – 2 sliced
  • Tomato – 2 chopped
  • Ginger – 1 inch piece
  • Garlic – 2 or 3 flakes
  • Red chillies – 2
  • Green chillies – 2
  • Tamarind paste – 1 tbsp
  • Salt – to taste
  • Oil – 6 tsp
  • Seasoning:

  • Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
  • Urad dal – ½ tsp
  • Curry leaves – 6

Method:

  • Take a pan and heat with 4 tsp of oil.
  • Add all the ingredients (except seasoning ingredients) and sauté for few mins.
  • Sauté till the tomatoes become soft and onion turns into light brown colour.
  • Remove from heat and allow it to cool for some time.
  • Then add the sautéed ingredients in a mixer grinder.
  • Grind to a fine paste or your desired consistency without adding any water.
  • Take another pan add 2 tsp of oil and heat.
  • Add mustard seeds and urad dal.When they start to crackle add curry leaves.
  • Add this to the chutney and mix well and adjust salt.Onion tomato chutney is ready.

Coriander Chutney

Posted on 18 June 2009 by Sarmila

Ingredients:

  • Coriander – 1 bunch (chopped and washed)
  • Fresh coconut – ½ cup (grated)
  • Green chillies – 5 or to taste
  • Ginger – ½ inch
  • Tamarind paste – 1 tsp
  • Oil – 2 tsp7. Salt – to taste
  • For seasoning:

  • Mustard seeds – ¼ tsp
  • Urad dal – ¼ tsp
  • Curry leaves – 44. Oil – 1 tsp

Method:

  • Take a pan and heat with 1 tsp of oil.
  • Add chopped coriander leaves, green chillies and ginger.Sauté for few mins.Remove from the heat. Allow it to cool.
  • Then grind with coconut, tamarind paste and salt.Grind to a fine paste.Remove from mixer jar and transfer into serving bowl.
  • In the same pan add 1 tsp oil and heat.
  • Add mustard seeds and urad dal.
  • When they start to crackle add curry leaves.
  • Add this to the chutney and mix well and adjust salt.

Chilli Chutney

Posted on 18 June 2009 by Sarmila

Ingredients:

  • Onion- 1 (sliced)
  • Red Chilli – 10-15nos
  • Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
  • Tamarind paste – 1 tsp
  • Salt – to taste

Method:

  • Add all ingredients in a mixer jar.
  • Grind to a fine paste without adding any water.
  • Transfer into serving bowl.
  • Serve with idly, dosa, upma.
  • With in 5 mins chilli chutney is ready.
  • Easy to prepare.

Mango Chutney

Posted on 18 June 2009 by Sarmila

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup Green Mango slices with skin on
  • 1 cup Fresh grated coconut
  • 6 Green chillies (the hot small Thai chillies are the best)
  • 1 tbsp thinly sliced shallots
  • 1 tbsp fresh grated ginger
  • Salt to taste
  • Lime Juice to taste (optional if the mango is not sour enough)

Method:

  • Grind all the ingredients in a spice grinder to form a smooth paste.
  • Serve with hot rice.