Tomato Chutney

Tomato Chutney

Ingredients:

Tomatoes - 3 nos.
Coriander leaves - 2 strands
Green chillies - 1 no. (Optional)
Red chilli - 2 nos.
Cashew nut - 2 nos (Optional)
Tamarind juice - 2 tspn
Cumin seeds - 1 tspn
Mustard seeds - 1 tspn
Hing - a pinch
Oil - 1 tspn
Salt as per taste

Method:
1) Chop tomatoes into large cubes.
2) In a pan, add oil, once hot, add mustard seeds and cumin seeds allow them to splutter.
3) Now, add cashews, green chillies, red chillies and Hing. .
4) To this add chopped tomatoes and and salt and allow them to cook till tender and turn off the stove.
5) Now, pour this mixture into the blender and add tamarind juice and coriander leaves and blend it to a fine paste.
6) Tomato chutney is ready to be served with hot rice or chapati or idli/dosa.

Note:
1) If you wish you can garnish the chutney once again with mustard and cumin seeds.

Cheers!
Madhavi

Ground nut chutney

ಕಳ್ಳೆಕಾಯಿ ಚಟ್ನಿ 

Ground nut chutney is one of my hubby's favourite chutney. I dont usually keep fresh coconut at home, and this chutney is the best alternatives I can think of for dosa, idly, rotti, etc.

This chutney goes really well with Akki rotti. so enjoy this easy and delicious recipe.

Ingredients:

Ground nuts - 1/2 cup (Dry roasted)

Onion - 1/2 (Chopped) (no.)

Garlic - 2 pods

Green chillies - 2 nos. 

Tamarind paste 1 tspn

Salt to taste

For temparing

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tspn

Urad dal - 1/ 4 tspn

Oil - 1 tspn

Curry leaves - 3 - 4 nos.

Method:

1) In a pan roast the ground nuts and peel off the dry skin, in the same pan, add onions and garlic pods and fry for a minute (Till the raw smell slightly disappears)
2) Now, add roasted groundnuts, onions, garlic, tamarind paste, salt and green chillies and blend into a course paste.

2) In a small pan, add oil, once hot  add mustard seeds, urad dal, and curry leaves, once they splutter pour this into the above made mixture. and ground nut chutney is ready to serve with dosa, idli, etc..

Cheers!

Madhavi

Ginger Chutney

ಶುಂಟಿ ಚಟ್ನಿ / అల్లం పచ్చడి

Ginger chutney is one of my favourites which my mom makes. Its tangy, sweet and spicy, and we love to eat it with rice or chapati or idly or dosa or vadas or anything.. the list goes on. I made this during a weekend get together for a combination with Mysore/Mangalore bonda and it was excellent.

The best part is you can store this chutney at least for a week in the refrigerator. I also use it as a bread spread and love to hog on while I am very hungry. :)

Ingredients:

Ginger - chopped 1/2 cup
Tamarind paste - 1/4 cup
Jaggery - 1/4 cup
Coriander leaves - 3 tbl spn
Mustard seeds - 1 tspn
Jeera - 1 tspn
Hing - 1/4 tspn
Red chillies - 3 nos.
Green chillies - 2 nos. (Optional)
Salt to taste
Oil - 2 tspn

Method:
1) In a small pan, add oil. Once hot, add Mustard seeds, jeera and Red chillies and let them splutter.
2) Now add hing and green chillies and switch off the flame.
3)  In a blender jar, add ginger, jaggery, tamarind paste, coriander leaves, salt and the above fried mixture and blend it to fine paste.
4) Check for the seasoning. if required add some more jaggery or tamarind paste and make it tangy, spicy and sweet mixture. :)
5) Goes excellent with idli, hot rice, dosas, vadas etc.

Note : If you dont like the raw taste of ginger, you can also fry ginger along with the seasoning mixture. It will still taste good. :)

Cheers!
Madhavi

Coconut chutney

ಕೊಬ್ಬರಿ ಚಟ್ನಿ

Ingredients:

Coconut - 1 cup.

Green Chilles - 3 - 4 nos.

Milk - 1/4 cup

salt  as per taste

sugar - 1/3 tspn

Tamarind juice - 1/4 tspn

For temparing

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tspn

Urad dal - 1/ 4 tspn

Hing - a pinch

Oil - 1 tspn

Curry leaves - 3 - 4 nos.

Method:

1) In a blender add all the ingredients mentioned above other than the temparing ingredients, and blend well.

2) In a small pan, add oil, once hot  add mustard seeds, urad dal, and curry leaves, once they splutter add hing and pour this into the above made mixture. and coconut chutney is ready to serve with dosa, idli, etc..

Cheers!

Madhavi

Tamarind Chutney / Meeta / Sweet Chutney

Tamarind Chutney

Ingredients for tamarind masala.

Tamarind - big lemon sized soaked in water / tamarind extract/tamarind paste
Jaggery -1/4 cup
Jeera powder - 1/4 tbl spn
Garam masala (optional) - 1/4 tbl spn
Salt a pinch

Method
1) Squeeze the tamarind juice and pour it in a vessel and bring it to boil.
2) Add jaggery, jeera powder, garam masala powder and salt and bring to boil once again.
3) Keep boiling till the mixture thickens. (The mixture will thicken even more while it gets cooled) so turn off from boiling before it gets very thick.

Tip: Once the tamarind juice sticks on the spoon while mixing it, t is almost thickening. 
Cheers!
Karu

Green Chutney (For chats)

Green Chutney (For chats)

Ingredients for Green Chutney

Green chillies - 10 nos
Coriander leaves - 1 cup
Jeera powder / Jeera seeds - 1/4 tbl spn
salt to taste

Method
1) Grind all the above ingredients to fine paste and use it for any chats...

Cheers!
Karu..