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Showing posts with label chutney. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chutney. Show all posts

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Unakka Munthiri Chutney / Raisin Chutney




Raisins are good sources of energy, vitamins, minerals, and anti-oxidants.It is a  good practice to include raisins in our daily diet.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Raisin - ½ cup 
  • Tamarind - 1 gooseberry ball size
  • Pearl Onion - 2 nos 
  • Red Chilly - 3 nos
  • Curry leaves - 2- 3 leaves
  • Coconut Oil - ½ tsp
  • Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Roast Red Chillies in a pan(with out oil) till it becomes crisp.
  • Soak the raisin in little water for 2 -3 minutes.
  • Grind Raisin, Tamarind, Red Chilly, Pearl Onion, curry leaves and Salt together to a fine paste.
  • Add coconut oil to the Chutney and mix well. 

Recommended Combination: Serve with Idli / Dosa / Chappathi .


Friday, July 6, 2012

Dates Chutney / Eenthappazham Chutney



Dates are rich in several vitamins and minerals.Intake of a date daily gives a balanced and healthy diet.
You can include dates in your diet through a variety of dishes like eenthappazham chutney.
It differs from other chutney  by its sweet-tangy taste.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Pitted dates - 6 nos
  • Tamarind - 1 gooseberry ball size
  • Pearl Onion - 2 nos 
  • Red Chilly- 3 nos(or according to your taste)
  • Curry leaves - 2- 3 leaves
  • Coconut Oil - ½ tsp
  • Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Roast Red Chillies in a pan(with out oil) till it becomes crisp.
  • Soak the dates in little water for 2 -3 minutes.
  • Grind the  Dates,  Tamarind, Red Chilly, Pearl Onion, curry leaves and Salt together to a fine paste.
  • Add coconut oil to the Chutney and mix well. 

Recommended Combination: Serve with  Dosa / Chappathi / Vegetable Pulav




Thursday, June 14, 2012

Chuttaracha Chammandi




Chuttaracha Chammandi is a tasty and traditional side dish for Rice.

INGREDIENTS:

  • Coconut(with shell) - ½ of the coconut 
                   OR
  • Coconut slices -1 cup 
  • Red chilly - 4 nos
  • Tamarind - 1 gooseberry ball size
  • Pearl Onion - 2 nos
  • Curry leaves - A few
  • Salt - to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Detach the coconut from the shell and cut it in to medium pieces .
  • Roast the coconut(without oil) till golden brown .
  • (we can roast the coconut pieces directly over burning charcoal or in a pan.)
  • Roast Red Chillies in a pan(with out oil) till it becomes crisp.
  • Grind all the ingredients together without using water.

Recommended Combination: Chammandi can be served with Rice or kanji.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Mint Chutney / Pudina Chutney




Mint leaves have a pleasant warm, fresh aromatic flavour with a cool after taste.Mint leaves can be used to prepare teas, syrups and side dishes like chutney or chammandi.Mint leave's extract is good for stomach.

INGREDIENTS:

  • Mint leaves - ¼ cup
  • Grated Coconut - 1 cup
  • Green chilly - 1 nos
  • Tamarind - 1 gooseberry ball size
  • Pearl Onion - 1 
  • Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
  • Red Chilly-2 nos
  • Channa Daal - 1 tsp
  • Urad Daal - 1 tsp
  • Oil - 2 tsp
  • Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

  • Heat 1 tsp Oil  in a Pan.
  • Add Channa Daal, Urad daal and fry it.
  • Add Mint leaves and saute for a minute.
  • Grind Mint leaves, fried daal, Tamarind, Green Chilly, Pearl Onion, Coconut and Salt together to a fine paste.
  • Heat  1 tsp Oil and splutter Mustard seed and Red Chilly.
  • Add this to the Chutney. 

Recommended Combination: Serve with Idli / Dosa.




Monday, January 23, 2012

Veluthulli / Garlic chammanthi



Including Garlic to our diet through variety of dishes is a healthy practice. Garlic  is generally good for our stomach and will help digestion.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Grated coconut - 1 cup
  • Garlic - 2 nos
  • Red Chilly  - 4 nos
  • Curry leaves - 2 -3 leaves
  • Salt to taste
PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Crush all the other ingredients together.
Recommended Combination: Garlic Chammandi can be served with Kappa Puzhukku.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Mulaku Chammandi



This is a very tasty chammandi which goes together with Kappa Puzhukku.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Green Chilly -2 nos
  • Shallot / kunju ulli - 6 nos
  • Salt to taste
  • Coconut Oil - 1 tsp

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Crush Chilly,Shallot and Salt together.
  • Add Coconut oil and mix well.
Recommended Combination: Mulaku Chammandi can be usually served with Kappa Puzhukku.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Apple chammandi





It is a variety Chammandi. The Sweet and sour taste of Green Apple and the Spicy Chilli results in a good combination.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Green Apple - 1
  • Grated coconut - ½ cup
  • Pearl Onion - 1 no
  • Green Chilly - 3 nos
  • Curry leaves - 2 -3 leaves
  • Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Peel the Skin of the Apple and cut it into small pieces.
  • Grind all the other ingredients with Apple without using water.
Recommended Combination: Apple Chammandi can be served with Rice or Dosa / Idli.


Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Avocado Chutney



Avocado is a healthy fruit containing fiber, fat and vitamins. We can include Avacado in our food through a variety of simple dishes.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Ripe avocados - 1 big
  • Green chilly - 1 nos
  • Tamarind - 1 gooseberry ball size
  • Pearl Onion - 1 
  • Salt - to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Cut avocados in half.
  • Remove seed and scoop out avacado from the skin.
  • Grind Avocado, Green Chilly, Tamarind, Pearl Onion and Salt Together. 

Recommended Combination: Chammandi can be served with Chappathi / Dosa / Idli.


Saturday, May 22, 2010

Chammandi



Chammandi can be prepared easily and can serve as a tasty side dish for several breakfast and lunch items including Dosa, Idly, Rice etc.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Grated coconut - 1 ½ cup
  • Red chilly - 4 nos
  • Tamarind - 1 gooseberry ball size
  • Pearl Onion - 2 nos
  • Curry leaves - A few
  • Salt - to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Roast Red Chillies in a pan(with out oil) till it becomes crisp.
  • Grind all the ingredients together without using water.
Recommended Combination: Chammandi can be served with Rice / Dosa / Idli.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Manga Chammandi / Mango Chammandi


Manga Chammandi is a very popular side dish for several breakfast items and even as a side dish for rice.
It is very easy to prepare.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Raw Mango - ½ mango
  • Grated coconut - 1 cup
  • Pearl Onion - 1 no
  • Green Chilly - 2 nos
  • Curry leaves - 2 -3 leaves
  • Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Peel the Skin of the mango and cut it into small pieces.
  • Grind all the other ingredients with mango without using water.
Recommended Combination: Manga Chammandi can be served with Rice.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Nilakadala Chammanthi / Groundnut Chammandi


Peanut or Groundnut can be used with grated coconut to prepare delicious Peanut Chammanthi.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Grated Coconut - 1 cup
  • Roasted Peanut - 1/4 cup
  • Pearl Onion - 6 nos
  • Red Chilly - 5 nos
  • Curry leaves - few
  • Tamarind - A gooseberry sized ball

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Salt to taste
  • Grind all the ingredients together to a fine paste.
Recommended Combination: Serve with Dosa

Ulli Chammanthi / Onion Chammanthi



Onion can be used to make spicy chammanthi as shown in this receipe.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Pearl Onion(sliced)- 15 nos
  • Red Chilly - 10 nos
  • Curry leaves -few
  • Coconut Oil - 1tbsp
  • Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Heat  1 tsp oil in the pan.
  • Fry red chilly and curry leaves.
  • Saute onion till it turns transparent.
  • Grind red chilly, onion and curry leaves with salt into a paste(without water)
  • Add remaining coconut oil and mix.
Recommended Combination: Serve with Dosa / Idli

Pottukadala Chutney / Split dalia Chutney



A variety form of Chutney which can be served with Dosa, Idly or Vada

INGREDIENTS:
  • Grated coconut - 1 Cup
  • Dalia or pottukadala - ¼ cup
  • Shallot - 1 nos
  • Green Chilly -  2 nos
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Red Chilly - 2 nos
  • Salt - to taste
  • Coconut Oil-1 tsp
  • Curry Leaves -few

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Grind coconut, dalia, shallot, green chilly into fine paste.
  • Heat oil in pan.
  • Add mustrard seeds and red chillies into it, allow to Splutter.
  • Pour the paste and salt into it,mix well and allow to boil.
  • When it starts boil,turn off the stove and add curry leaves.
Recommended Combination: Serve with Dosa / Vada


Corriander Chutney / Malli ila Chutney



Corriander chutney

INGREDIENTS:
  • Corriander leaves- ¼ cup
  • Grated Coconut - ¼ cup
  • Pearl Onion - 1 no
  • Green chilly - 2 nos
  • Tamarind extract - 1 tsp
  • Chopped Ginger -  ½  tsp
  • Split dalia (pottu kadala) - ¼ cup
  • Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Grind all the ingredients with little water to make a fine paste.
Recommended Combination: Serve with Dosa


Monday, March 22, 2010

Thakkali Chutney / Tomato Chutney



Chutney is often served fresh as a side dish with breakfast, lunch and dinner. It often contains strong flavoured ingredients like dry hot chillies, green chillies, pearl onions, Curry leaves and other spices.
Tomato Chutney is a fine paste made with Tomato along with other spices. It is a good side dish for Dosa and Idly.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Tomato (chopped)- 2 nos
  • Onion (chopped) - 1 small
  • Chopped Garlic - 1 tbsp
  • Chilly Powder - 1 tsp
  • Red chilli - 3 nos
  • Asafoetida powder- ¼ tsp
  • Fenugreek powder - 2 pinch
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Curry leaves - few
  • Gingely oil - 3 tbsps
  • Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Heat oil in a Pan.
  • Add onions and garlic and saute`till the onion turns transparent.
  • Add chopped tomatoes, chilly powder and saute well .
  • Add salt and mix well.
  • Grind them into a paste.
  • Heat 1 tsp oil in a Pan.
  • Add mustard seeds and Red chilly, let it splutter.
  • Add asafoetida, fenugreek powder and curry leaves.
  • Add the paste to it and mix well.
  • Let it cook for 4-5 minutes and remove from fire.
Recommended Combination: Serve with Dosa / Idli

Thenga Chutney / Coconut Chutney




Chutney is a most popular side dish in South India.It always serve with Idli and Dosa.
Chutney is a fine paste of Coconut, chilly and Pearl Onion.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Grated coconut - ½ Cup
  • Green Chilly - 3 nos
  • Pearl Onion/Shallot - 1
  • Chopped Ginger -½ tsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Red Chilly - 2 nos
  • Salt - to taste
  • Coconut Oil-1 tsp
  • Curry Leaves -few

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Grind Coconut, Chilly, Shallot, Ginger into fine paste.
  • Heat Oil in pan.
  • Add Mustrard seeds and Red chillies into it, allow to Splutter.
  • Pour the Coconut paste and Salt into it,mix well and allow to boil.
  • When it starts boil,turn off the stove and add Curry leaves. 
Recommended Combination: Serve with Dosa/ Idli



Thenga Chutney / Coconut Chutney


Chutney is a fine paste of Coconut, chilly powder and Pearl onion.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Grated coconut - ½ Cup
  • Chilly Powder - ½ tsp
  • Pearl Onion/Shallot - 1
  • Chopped Ginger -½ tsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Red Chilly - 2 nos
  • Salt - to taste
  • Coconut Oil-1 tsp
  • Curry Leaves -few

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Grind Coconut, Chilly, Shallot, Ginger into fine paste.
  • Heat Oil in pan.
  • Add Mustrard seeds and Red chillies into it, allow to Splutter.
  • Pour the Coconut paste and Salt into it,mix well and allow to boil.
  • When it starts boil,turn off the stove and add Curry leaves.
Recommended Combination: Serve with Dosa / Idli.