Gooseberry Chutney

 

Ever since I had posted on the Health benefits of Gooseberry I've had request for more recipes with Gooseberry. This one is simple and retains all the goodness of the fruit since its a raw food recipe. You can eat it with a dosa or idli or even in a sandwhich. Let me know how you like it.

Egg Chutney-International Egg Incident

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Plum Chutney

Gotta say this was one gorgeous looking chutney with a very unique taste! I followed the same recipe I had used for Tomato Chutney. Tastes fantastic with parathas.

Tomato Chutney

A friend  is expecting! And she says she craves for sour and spicy. I've been wanting to prepare tomato chutney since a while, so this was the best excuse. Though I am not very fond of spicy food, this one I have to admit is really addictive! The aroma, flavour and colour all hit you. I guess thats what is "umami". I've been trying to understand "umami" this month and I think I've got it.

This recipe is adapted from Sanjeev Kapoor's 'Any Time Temptations'.

Panchporan is a five-spice mixture(panch meaning five) used for tempering.

Though I've added 2 kashmiri chillies its not too spicy, and can be easily used in a sandwhich for a kid. You can enjoy this with some hot parathas as well.

Tomato Chutney

Ingredients-
5 large ripe tomatoes
2 whole red Kashmiri chillies
1tbs oil
1sprig curry leaf
1/4 tsp asafoetida
1tbs grated jaggery
1tsp red chilli powder
salt to taste
For Panchphoran-
1/2tsp fennel seeds (saunf)
1/2 tsp nigella seeds (kalonji)
1/2tsp mustard seeds
1/4tsp fenugreek seeds(methi)
1/2tsp cumin seeds(jeera)

Preparation-

• Wash and chop tomatoes
• Remove stems and break red chillies with hand.
• Heat oil in saucepan. Add panchphoran, when it crackles add the broken red chillies, curry leaves and asafoetida.
• Add chopped tomatoes and stir the mixture for 10 minutes. Add grated jaggery, red chilli powder, and salt.
• Cook on medium heat for 10 minutes or till the tomatoes are cooked and completely mashed.

Enjoy!
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Mint Chutney

Mint Chutney

For the health benefits of this herb, please read Health Benefits of Mint.

Ingredients-

a handful of mint leaves
3flakes of garlic
1 1/2 tbs grated coconut
lime size ball of tamarind
1 green chilli
salt to taste

Preparation-

• Clean the tamarind well and soak in water, later remove the pulp by squeezing it. Alternatively you can microwave the tamarind with a little water for 1 minute on full power and squeeze out the pulp. Keep aside.
• Grind the garlic and chilli.
• Add the mint leaves and tamarind pulp and grind well.
• Add the grated coconut and grind to a smooth paste, adding water if required.
• Add salt to taste and mix well.
• To preserve refrigerate in a dry container.
• Mint chutney can be used for sandwhich spreads, and can be eaten with parathas, dosas, and idlis.

Enjoy!