Pudhina /Mint chutney

Very good for health ,usually pudhina is used in briyani and in fried rice but the only form as side dish for idly and dosa is chutney.This pudhian chutney is different from my earlier chutney.In this recipe I have not added coconut ,this gives different taste.

Ingredients:

Pudhina /Mint leaves - 1 hand full

Onion - 1/4 in 1 medium sized onion

Tomato - 1 medium size

Red chilly - 2 nos

Tamarind - 1/4 the lemon size

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tea spoon

Oil- 1 table spoon

Salt - as needed

Method

1.Wash the pudhina leaves,chop the onions and tomato.

2. In a tawa add the oil when it is hot add the mustard seeds when it splatters add pudhina leaves fry it till all the leaves shrinks then add onion fry it till it turns golden brown then add tomato fry until it gets soft finally add red chilly and tamarind fry for 2 more minutes .

3.Turn off the stove and then let this mixture to cool then grind it in mixi/blender by adding salt.

Pudhina chutney ready.....

KAARA CHUTNEY

Ingredients:

Onion - 1 medium sized

Tomato - 1 1/2 medium sized

Red chilly - 3 nos

Asafoedita - 3 pinch

Tamarind - 1/2 lemon sized

Oil - 1 table spoon

Mustard seeds - 1/4 teaspoon

Urad dhal - 3/4 teaspoon

Curry leaves - 15 leaves

Salt - As required

Method:

1.Chop onion tomato and curry leaves.

2.In a tawa add oil when it gets hot add asfoedita ,mustard seeds when it splatters add urad dhal when it turns brown add onion when it turs add tomato finally when everything gets fried add curry leaves ,red chilly and tamarind.

3.When this gets cool grind it in mixi .

Finished simple but rich onion tomato chutney ready.........

Tomato chutney,Thakaali chutney

Ingredients:

Tomato - 3 nos
Onion - 1 No
Red chilly - 3 nos
Tamarind - 1/2 lemon size
Oil - 2 1/2 table spoon
Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Uradh dhal - 1/2 teaspoon
Asafoedita - 2 pinches
Salt - As required

Recipe

1.In a mixi jar add onion,tomato tamarind,red chilly and salt grind them finely.

2.In a tawa add oil when it gets hot add the asafoedita and mustard seeds when it splatters add the uradh dhal when it turns to golden brown add the chutney .

3.Allow it to boil for 10 mins till all its water gets evaporated and comes to consistency of chutney.

tomato chutney ready..........

THUVARAM PARUPU CHUTNEY Toor dhal chuney

This is very typical chettinadu side dish for idly and dosa.

Ingredients:

Thoor dhal - 3 table spoons

Tamarind - 3/4 lemon size

Onion- 1/2 the medium sized

Tomato -1/2 the medium sized

Red chilly - 3 nos

Oil- 1 table spoon

Muastard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon

Uradh dhal - 1/2 teaspoon

Recipe

1.In a tawa fry the thoor dhal untill its color turns then add chilly and grind it in mixi by adding water.

2.Take juice from tamarind chop onion and tomato.

3.In a tawa add the oil when it gets hot add the mustard seeds when it splatters add the uradh dhal,then add the onion when it turns to golden brown add the tomato.

4.Now mix the thoordhal paste in the tamarind and add 1 tumbler water to it and then add to the fried onion and tomato stir it frequently so that it will not form balls.

5.Allow it to boil for 5 minutes then add salt.

thoor dhal chutney ready..............

Pudhina chutney Mint chutney using coconut

Very good for health ,usually pudhina is used in briyani and in fried rice but the only form as side dish for idly and dosa is chutney.

Ingredients:

Pudhina /Mint leaves - 1 hand full

Onion - 1/4 in 1 medium sized onion

Red chilly - 2 nos

Tamarind - 1/4 the lemon size

Coconut (fresh or powder) - 2 table spoon

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tea spoon

Oil- 1 table spoon

Salt - as required

Recipe

1.Wash the pudhina leaves,chop the onions.

2. In a tawa add the oil when it is hot add the mustard seeds when it splatters add pudhina leaves fry it till all the leaves shrinks then add onion fry it till it turns golden brown then add red chilly fry for 2 more minutes then add coconut fry for 1 minute .

3.Turn off the stove and then let this mixture to cool then grind it in mixi/blender by adding salt and tamarind.

Pudhina chutney is ready...