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Jan 12, 2012

Onion Tomato Chutney

Onion Tomato Chutney

Ingredients

Chopped Onion   : 1 no ( as big chunks)
Chopped Tomato   :2 no ( as big chunks)
Red chilly   :3
Channa dal   :1 tbsp
Oil   :1 tbsp
Salt   :to taste
For Seasoning
Mustard Seeds   :1/2 tsp
Urad dal   :1/2 tsp
Oil   :2 tsp
Curry Leaves   :few


Method
  1. Heat a pan with 1 tbsp of oil. Add Channal dal to fry then add Red chilly.
  2. Add Onion and saute it as translucent.
  3. Now add the Chopped Tomatoes in to it. Fry it for about 3 minutes.
  4. Cool the mixture then put it in the mixer/blender.
  5. Grind it as fine paste and then transfer it to the serving bowl.
  6. Add salt to taste.
  7. Heat a pan with oil. Add Mustard Seeds and allow them to pop.
  8. Add Urad dal and Curry Leaves.Pour this in to the chutney.
  9. Serve this with Idly (Idli), Dosa (Dosai)

Jan 11, 2012

Coconut Corrainder Chutney

Coconut Corrainder Chutney


Ingredients

Corrainder Leaves   :  1 Bunch ( Washed & Roughly chopped)
Split Skinned Black gram   :2 tbsp  
Channa dal   :1 tbsp
Red Chilly   :3 to 4
Asafoedita   :a pinch
Tamarind   :lemon size
Shredded Coconut   :1/2 cup
Oil   :1 tbsp
Rock Salt   :to taste
For Seasoning
Mustard Seeds   :1/2 tsp
Urad dal   :1/2 tsp
Oil   :1 tsp
Curry Leaves   :few


Method
  1. Heat a pan with 1 tbsp of oil. Add one by one Channal dal, Red chilly, Asafoedita, Split skinned Balck gram. 
  2. Remove it from pan once roasted then put it in the mixer/blender. 
  3. Cool the mixture then add coconut and Rock salt. Grind it to powder.
  4. In the same pan add Corrainder Leaves fry it for a minute.
  5. Add this in to the mixer with some water and make it as fine paste.
  6. Trasfer this in to serving bowl.
  7. Heat a pan with 1 tsp of oil. 
  8. Add Mustard seeds and allow it to pop. 
  9. Add Urad dal and Curry Leaves.Pour this over the chutney.
  10. Serve this Chutney with Hot Idly or Dosa or spread this in sandwidch bread.
Tips: 
Addition of Split skinned black gram gives nice taste to this chutney. If you don't have it replace it with whole black gram with skin or without skin.
Rock salt always increases the taste of the chutney. Otherwise use the regular salt.

Dec 30, 2011

Tomato Chutney

Tomato Chutney

Ingredients


Onion   :  1 no
Tomato   :2 no
Green chilly   :3 to 4 no
Salt   :to taste
For Seasoning
Mustard Seeds   :1/2 tsp
Urad dal   :1/2 tsp
Oil   :2 tsp
Curry Leaves   :few


Method
  1. Grind the onion, Tomato and Green chilly to a fine paste.
  2. Heat a pan with oil. Add Mustard Seeds and allow them to pop.
  3. Add Urad dal and Curry Leaves.
  4. Add the Tomato paste, Salt to taste then cook it for 3 to 4 minutes.
  5. It will turn in to red color.
  6. Serve this with Idly, Dosa

Dec 25, 2011

Coconut Chutney

Coconut Chutney with Crushed Mustard Seeds

Ingredients
Coconut : 1 cup
Roasted Channa dal : 2 tbsp
Green chilly : 3 nos
Salt : to taste
For Seasoning
Oil : 1 tbsp
Mustard Seeds : 1/2 tsp
Urad dal : 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves : few

Method
  1. Grind the Coconut, Roasted Channa dal and Green chilly with some water and make it as Thick paste.
  2. Heat a pan with oil and add mustard seeds.
  3. Allow them to pop. Add Urad dal.
  4. Put it in the mixer and pulse it twice to release the flavour of Mustard.
  5. Pour the chutney in the bowl. Fry the Curry Leaves with little bit oil.
  6. Decorate the Chutney. Serve this with Idli or Dosa

Note: Do not grind it after add the mustard seeds in the Chutney. Only pulse it one time.