Peanut Chutney

Preparation Time: None

Cook Time: 20 minutes

 Ingredients:

 1 cup of Peanuts

 4 green chilies (Adjust according to your spice level)

 2 pods of tamarind.

 Tempering: 1/2 teaspoon of Jeera, 1/2 teaspoon of mustard seeds, 1 red chili

 1/2 teaspoon of chana dal, 1/2 teaspoon of Urad dal

 5 curry leaves.

 Salt as needed

 Oil as needed

 Steps to Prepare:

•  In a large pan, add 1/2 teaspoon of oil and put green chilies
•  Now add, peanuts and roast them on low flame for few minutes
•  Now add Tamarind pods and sauté well
•  Allow peanuts to cool down and grind it into coarse paste and keep it aside. (Add water while   grinding, do not add too much water)
•  Take the paste into a separate bowl and add salt.
•  Now, in the same pan, add oil and all the tempering ingredients and fry well.
•  Add that to Peanut chutney. Enjoy it with Idli, Dosa, Uthappam or Punugulu.  

                                                            

 

Coconut Chutney

 Preparation Time: 5 mins

 Cook Time: 5 mins

 Ingredients:

 1 cup of chopped coconut 

 4 garlic pods

 2 pods of tamarind

 3 green chilies

 salt as needed

Tempering: 2 red chilies, 1 teaspoon of Jeera, 1 teaspoon of mustard seeds, 3 curry leaves, Hing, 1 teaspoon of chana dal, 1 teaspoon of urad dal.

 oil as needed.

 Steps to prepare:

•  In grinder, put all the coconut slices, tamarind, chilies, garlic pods and grind well. If needed, add some water. DONOT add too much of water as it would change the taste.
•  Take the grinded mixture out and add salt. Mix well.
•  Heat oil in a pan, add all the tempering ingredients.
•  Sauté well
•  Add that to grinded coconut mixture.
•  Serve it with any of your favorite south Indian tiffins like Dosa, Idly, Uthappam, Pongal.

                                                              

 

 

Tomato Chutney

  Preparation Time: 5 minutes

  Cook Time: 20 minutes

  Ingredients:

  2 cups of diced tomatoes

  3 pods of Garlic crushed

  4 green chilies

  Tempering:  1 teaspoon of mustard seeds, 1 teaspoon of Jeera, 3 curry leaves

  1 teaspoon of coriander seeds

  Pinch of turmeric powder

  2 pods of Tamarind

  Salt as needed

  Steps to prepare:

• In a pan, put oil and add all the tempering ingredients
• Add crushed garlic and green chilies
• Add diced tomato and sauté for few minutes
• Add Coriander seeds
• Add 2 pods of Tamarind and allow tomato to cook until Tomato is cooked well, and water is evaporated
• Add pinch of Turmeric powder
• Add salt as needed
• Tomato chutney is ready to be served. Serve with any of the tiffin's (Idli, Dosa, Pongal, Pesa Rattu etc.) of your choice.