Saturday, December 29, 2007

CHUTNEYS & POWDERS

Coconut chutney

Ingredients

  • Coconut - 1/2
  • Red chillies - 10 to 15
  • Salt - as required
  • Tamarind - small lemonsized ball
  • Oil - 2 tsp
  • Seasoning - 1 tsp of chenna dal, urad dal, mustard seeds ,pinch of hing 1/2 tsp of jeera, few red chilli pieces and curry leaves

Method

  1. Grate the coconut or cut into small pieces.
  2. In a small pan fry the red chillies.
  3. Grind the coconut, red chillies, salt and tamarind adding minimum water required.
  4. Heat oil in a pan and add chenna dal, urad dal, jeera, mustard seeds, red chillies, pinch of hing and curry leaves.
  5. After mustard seeds starts to splutter, add this to the grounded coconut chutney.


Coconut tomato chutney

Ingredients

  • Coconut - 1/2
  • Tomato - 2 medium
  • Red chillies - 12 to 15
  • Salt - as required
  • Tamarind - small lemonsized ball
  • Oil - 2 tsp
  • Seasoning - 1 tsp of chenna dal, urad dal, mustard seeds ,pinch of hing 1/2 tsp of jeera, few red chilli pieces and curry leaves

Method

  1. Grate the coconut or cut into small pieces.
  2. In a small pan fry the red chillies in little oil. Take the red chillies aside and fry the tomato for 5 minutes or until soft.
  3. Grind the coconut, tomato, red chillies, salt and tamarind.
  4. Heat oil in a pan and add chenna dal, urad dal, jeera, mustard seeds, red chillies, pinch of hing and curry leaves.
  5. After mustard seeds starts to splutter, add this to the grounded coconut chutney.


Coconut peanut chutney

Ingredients

  • Coconut - 1/2
  • Peanuts - 2 cups
  • Red chillies - 8
  • Salt - as required
  • Tamarind - 1 tsp paste
  • Oil - 1 tsp
  • Seasoning - 1 tsp of chenna dal, urad dal, mustard seeds ,pinch of hing 1/2 tsp of jeera, few red chilli pieces and curry leaves

Method

  1. Grate the coconut or cut into small pieces.
  2. In a small pan fry the peanuts on medium heat until raw smell goes away. Add the red chillies and fry for 2 more minutes.
  3. Grind the coconut, peanut, red chillies, salt and tamarind.
  4. Heat oil in a pan and add chenna dal, urad dal, jeera, mustard seeds, red chillies, pinch of hing and curry leaves.
  5. After mustard seeds starts to splutter, add this to the grounded coconut chutney.
Note:
Increase or decrease peanuts according to your taste. You can also substitute red chillies with green chillies.


Tomato chutney

Ingredients

  • Tomatoes - 4 medium
  • Green chilies - 15 to 20
  • Salt - according to your taste
  • Coriander leaves - few
  • Oil - 1 tsp
  • Seasoning - 1 tsp of chenna dal, urad dal, mustard seeds ,pinch of hing 1/2 tsp of jeera, few red chilli pieces and curry leaves

Method

  1. Heat oil in a pan, add chillies, tomatoes and cook until soft. Also add the coriander leaves.
  2. Grind everything together with salt.
  3. Heat oil in a pan and add chenna dal, urad dal, jeera, mustard seeds, red chillies, pinch of hing and curry leaves.
  4. After mustard seeds starts to splutter, add this to the grounded coconut chutney.
Note:
Add 1/2 tsp of mustard powder and 1/4 tsp of methiseeds powder if you like the taste.


Brinjal chutney

Ingredients

  • Brinjals - 4 medium
  • Green chillies - 9 to 12
  • Salt - as required
  • Tamarind - small piece or 2 tsp paste
  • Oil - 2 tbsp
  • Seasoning - 1 tsp of chenna dal, urad dal, mustard seeds ,pinch of hing 1/2 tsp of jeera, few red chilli pieces and curry leaves

Method

  1. Cut brinjal into pieces. Make a slit in the chillies ( to prevent bursting).
  2. Heat 1 tbsp of oil, add chillies, brinjal and cook on medium heat until brinjals or soft.
  3. After they are cool, grind adding tamarind and salt.
  4. Heat oil in a pan and add chenna dal, urad dal, jeera, mustard seeds, red chillies, pinch of hing and curry leaves.
  5. After mustard seeds starts to splutter, add this to the grounded brinjal chutney.
Note:
Add 1/2 tsp of mustard powder and 1/4 tsp of methiseeds powder if you like the taste. You can substitute red chillies with green chillies.


Ribbedgourd (Beerakaya) chutney

Ingredients

  • Beerakaya - 2 medium
  • Red chillies - 12 to 15
  • Tamarind - small piece
  • Salt - according to your taste
  • Oil - 2 tbsp
  • Seasoning - 1 tsp of chenna dal, urad dal, mustard seeds ,pinch of hing 1/2 tsp of jeera, few red chilli pieces and curry leaves

Method

  1. Peel the skin of beerakaya and cut them into pieces.
  2. Heat oil in a pan, add red chillies and fry for 2 minutes.
  3. Keep the chillies aside and fry beerakaya until soft in the same oil.
  4. Grind beerakaya, red chillies, salt and tamarind.
  5. Heat oil in a pan and add chenna dal, urad dal, jeera, mustard seeds, red chillies, pinch of hing and curry leaves.
  6. After mustard seeds starts to splutter, add this to the grounded beerakaya chutney.


Snakegourd curds chutney

Ingredients

  • Snakegourd - 1 small
  • Green chillies - 10 to 15
  • Curds - 1 cup
  • Turmeric - a pinch
  • Salt - according to your taste
  • Oil - 2 tbsp
  • Seasoning - 1 tsp of chenna dal, urad dal, mustard seeds ,pinch of hing 1/2 tsp of jeera, few red chilli pieces and curry leaves

Method

  1. Wash the snakegourd and cut into pieces.
  2. Heat little oil and fry green chillies for a minute and add snakegourd pieces and cook until soft, about 15 minutes.
  3. Grind this together with little salt.
  4. Add little salt to the curds and pour it into ground snakegourd.
  5. Heat remaining oil in a pan and add chenna dal, urad dal, jeera, mustard seeds, red chillies, pinch of hing, turmeric and curry leaves.
  6. After mustard seeds starts to splutter, add this to the grounded snakegourd chutney.


Tindora (Dondakaya)chutney

Ingredients

  • Tindora - 1/2 lb (about 2 cups cut tindora)
  • Green chillies - about 15
  • Tamarind - a small piece
  • Salt - as required
  • Oil - 2 tbsp
  • Seasoning - 1 tsp of chenna dal, urad dal, mustard seeds ,pinch of hing 1/2 tsp of jeera, few red chilli pieces and curry leaves

Method

  1. Heat oil in a pan, fry green chillies and take it aside.
  2. In the same pan add tindora and fry until soft.
  3. Grind together with tamarind, salt.
  4. Heat oil in a pan and add chenna dal, urad dal, jeera, mustard seeds, red chillies, pinch of hing and curry leaves.
  5. After mustard seeds starts to splutter, add this to the grounded tindora chutney.


Cucumber chutney

Ingredients

Coming soon



Raw mangochutney

Ingredients

  • Raw mangochutney - 2 small
  • Red chillies - 15
  • Cumin seeds (jeelakarra) - 2 tsp
  • Salt - as required
  • Oil - 2 tbsp
  • Seasoning - 1 tsp of urad dal, mustard seeds ,pinch of hing 1/2 tsp of jeera, few red chilli pieces and curry leaves

Method

  1. Peel the mango, wash and cut into small pieces.
  2. Fry red chillies in little oil, add jeera and take it away from stove.
  3. Grind red chillies, jeera smoothly, then add mango pieces, salt and grind.
  4. Heat oil in a pan and add urad dal, jeera, mustard seeds, red chillies, pinch of hing and curry leaves.
  5. After mustard seeds starts to splutter, add this to the grounded mango chutney.


Gongura

Ingredients

  • Gongura - 2 bunches
  • Red chillies - about 15
  • Garlic (optional) - 6 flakes
  • Salt - as required

Method

  1. Pluck the leaves from bunches. Wash gongura and wipe it with clean towel.
  2. Heat oil in the pan, fry red chillies, add a pinch of asafetida and mustard seeds.
  3. When the seeds starts spluttering, add gongura and garlic flakes.
  4. Add salt and cook for about 10 to 15 minutes (until the it becomes kind of lumpy).
  5. Grind this smoothly and serve with hot rice and ghee.


Coriander chutney

Ingredients

  • Coriander - 1 bunch
  • Green chillies - 15
  • Tomato - 1
  • Tamarind - a small piece
  • Salt - as required
  • Oil - 2 tbsp
  • Seasoning - 1 tsp of chenna dal, urad dal, mustard seeds ,pinch of hing 1/2 tsp of jeera, few red chilli pieces and curry leaves
  1. Heat oil in a pan, fry green chillies and take it aside.
  2. In the same pan add coriander leaves, tomato and fry until soft.
  3. Grind together with tamarind, salt.
  4. Heat oil in a pan and add chenna dal, urad dal, jeera, mustard seeds, red chillies, pinch of hing and curry leaves.
  5. After mustard seeds starts to splutter, add this to the grounded coriander chutney.


Coconut powder

Ingredients

  • Grated dry coconut - 3 cups
  • Red chillies - 1/2 cup (increase if you like spice)
  • Chenna dal - 1/4 cup
  • Urad dal - 1/4 cup
  • Salt - as required
  • Tamarind - a small lemon sized piece

Method

  1. Fry red chillies, urad dal and chenna dal one by one in little oil until raw smell goes away.
  2. Fry coconut for a minute or two.
  3. After everything cools down, powder together with salt.
  4. Store in clean air-tight container.


Seseme seeds powder

Ingredients

  • Sesame seeds - 2 cups
  • Red chillies - 1/2 cup
  • Dry grated coconut - 1/2 cup
  • Garlic - 8 flakes
  • Tamarind - small lemon sized ball
  • Salt - as required

Method

  1. Fry sesame seeds in little oil on medium heat until light brown. Cover the pan with lid while doing so, as they splutter and spill all over the place.
  2. Fry red chillies and in the end add dry grated coconut and fry for another minute.
  3. When all the items cools down, powder them together.
  4. Add garlic, tamarind, salt and powder again until everything is mixed well.
  5. Store in air-tight containers.


Coriander powder

Ingredients

  • Coriander seeds - 2 cups
  • Red chillies - 3/4 cup
  • Tamarind - a small lemon sized ball
  • Garlic - 8 flakes
  • Salt - as required

Method

  1. Fry red chillies and coriander seeds in little oil until light brown.
  2. When it cools down powder red chillies and coriander seeds.
  3. Now add garlic flakes, tamarind, salt and grind until everything is mixed well.


Toordal powder (kandi podi)

Ingredients

  • Toor dal - 2 cups
  • Cumin seeds (jeelakarra) - 2 tsp
  • Red chillies - 15
  • Garlic (optional) - 8 flakes
  • Salt - as required

Method

  1. Fry toordal in little oil till light brown.
  2. Fry red chillies in little oil and in the end add jeera and take it off the stove.
  3. After cool, powder adding garlic flakes and salt.
  4. Store in air-tight containers.


Roasted bengalgram powder

Ingredients

  • Roasted gengalgram (putnalu) - 1 cup
  • Red chillies - 12
  • Garlic - 8 flakes
  • Salt - as required

Method

  1. Fry red chillies in little oil and then add gramdal, fry for minute or so till it becomes just warm.
  2. After it cools down, powder red chillies and gramdal finely.
  3. Add garlic flakes, salt and powder again until everything is mixed well.
  4. Store in airtight container.
Note:
Add 1/4 cup of dry grated coconut for variation.


Peanuts powder

Ingredients

  • Peanuts - 2 cups
  • Red chillies - 1/2 cup
  • Dry grated coconut - 1/2 cup
  • Garlic - 8 flakes
  • Tamarind - small lemon sized ball
  • Salt - as required

Method

  1. Fry peanuts in little oil on medium heat until the raw smell goes away.
  2. Fry red chillies and in the end add dry grated coconut and fry for another minute.
  3. When all the items cools down, powder them together.
  4. Add garlic, tamarind, salt and powder again until everything is mixed well.
  5. This powder need not be too smooth, it can be little coarse.
  6. Store in air-tight containers.


Sambaar powder

Ingredients

  • Channa dal - 1/4 cup
  • Urad dal - 1/2 cup
  • Coriander seeds - 1/4 cup
  • Sesame seeds - 2 to 3 tsp
  • Red chillies - 12 to 15
  • Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp
  • Jeera - 2 tsp
  • Asofoetida( inguva) - 1 tsp
  • Salt - to taste
  • Curry leaves - few
  • Oil - 2 tbsp

Method

  1. Heat oil in a pan.
  2. Roast all the ingredients one by one.
  3. Mix together and powder finely.
  4. Store in air-tight container.


Rasam powder

Ingredients

  • Coriander seeds - 1/2 cup
  • Urad dal - 1/4 cup
  • Red chillies - 12
  • Jeera - 4 tsp
  • Pepper corns - 10 to 15
  • Hing (inguva) - 1 tsp
  • Salt - as required

Method

  1. Roast coriander seeds, urad dal, red chillies in little oil one by one.
  2. When cool, powder together adding jeera, pepper corns hing and salt.
  3. Store in air-tight container.


Curryleaves powder

Ingredients

  • Chenna dal - 1/4 cup
  • Urad dal - 1/4 cup
  • Red chillies - about 20
  • Garlic - 6 flakes
  • Tamarind - small lemon sized
  • Salt - according to taste
  • Curry leaves - about 2 cups

Method

  1. Wash the leaves and wipe with a clean towel. Dry them on a towel completely.
  2. Dry roast them in a pan and powder it when cooled.
  3. Roast the chenna dal abd urad dal separetely. Fry red chillies in little oil.
  4. Powder everything together finely adding tamarind, salt and finally curry leaves powder.
  5. Store in clean air-tight jar.

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