chutneys for dosai

HORSE GRAM CURRY LEAF CHUTNEY (South Indian breakfast)

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Horse gram is not only the feed for horses but beneficial to man too.A storehouse of energy helps to burn fat,removes

phlegm,relief for heavy coughs and many more if you tap the search button for its benefits.This gram can be used to

make soups,rasam,iddli/dosa ,iddli podi,sprouted and added to salads and many more recipes. Check my previous

posts on horse gram.

Curry leaf is equally considered good to reduce cholesterol, sugar and pressure .

Present prevalence ‘work from home’ scenario and the non availability of the time to exercise,may cause an increase

in weight which has to be taken care of seriously.Foods like this help to maintain your health and should be included at

least once or twice a week.

This chutney for iddli/dosai …is a blend of roasted horse gram, curry leaves, and raw mango .You can use amla,

tamarind or lime juice opting out raw mango.

Do try this healthy and tasty chutney and post in your comments and suggestions!

INGREDIENTS

3-4 tbsp horse gram dal

a handful of curry leaves

1/2 cup raw mango pieces

2 tsp oil

3 cloves garlic

1 tsp cummin seeds

3-5 dry red chilles

a pinch of asafoetida

a tsp of jaggery

salt to taste

METHOD

Heat oil and roast the dal till you hear a cracking sound (3-4 minutes).

Next add the spices, garlic,and curry leaves and saute for 1 minute.

Add the raw mango slices, jaggery,salt and grind to a paste .

Serve with iddli/dosa.

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CAPSICUM ‘N’ RAW PAPAYA CHUTNEY

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Papaya and capsicum is another healthy chutney you have to try.I have posted the benefits

and recipes of capsicum in my previous posts.Now it’s with the combination of raw papaya.

Raw papaya is good to burn fat,controls bowel movements.It is a good remedy for indigestion

heart burn,stomach ulcers,gastric problems,controls proper flow of blood and maintains

blood pressure.So,considered good for heart patients too.You can slice the raw papaya and

cook with dal,make pickles,jam,juices,salads,mallum or poriyal with coconut.

Today I’m going to bring you the recipe for raw papaya and capsicum chutney.You can

combine with other veggies like,chow chow,carrot,green tomato,red tomato,coriander leaves

ginger,garlic,raw mango……..You could start your culinary expertise,and inventions to get into

some more combinations …..Do share your suggestions and comments.

To the recipe..

INGREDIENTS

2 green capsicum

1 cup peeled and chopped raw papaya

3-4 garlic with peel on

7-8 red chillies

2 tblsp.coriander seeds

1 tsp cummin seeds

2 tblsp channa dal (kadala parippu)

Few curry leaves(optional)

Salt to taste

Small piece of tamarind

1 tblsp oil.

METHOD

Heat oil in a pan and roast the bold listed ,till the dal turns light brown.

In the same oil,sauté the capsicum and raw papaya for 5-10 minutes.

Grind all together to a paste.Serve with Iddli,dosai ,rice,or rotis.

Note:If you like you could temper.

CHOW CHOW CHUTNEY

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Chow chow a pear shaped vegetable/fruit ,belonging to the gourd category along with

melons cucumbers and squash is rich in vitamin C and is a good coolant for summer.You

could cook with dal ,make avial,or make pies like apple,or pear pie.Iv posted  a chow

chow recipe along with other chutneys before and here’s the link to it. HEALTHY

VEGETABLE CHUTNEYS

Today i want to share another version of chow chow chutney.

INGREDIENTS

1 big chow chow (150-200 gm)

2 tblsp.ulundu (urad dal)

few curry leaves

2 tblsp.coriander

2 tsp black cummin seeds or the normal cummin seeds

tamarind (half the size of a lemon)

5-6 pips of garlic

10-12 dry chillies (reduce if you like)

salt to taste.

juice of 1 lime

1/2 -1 tsp sugar/jaggery/honey

1-2 tblsp.gingelly oil.

METHOD

Peel the chow chow and cut into tiny cubes.Heat the oil ,and add the cut chow

chow,curryleaves,garlic to it and fry till you see the vegetable turning light brown at the

edges Transfer to a plate.In the same pan,roast the rest of  the ingredients till you see the

urad dal turning brown.Remove from heat,and powder this first.Add the fried chow

chow to the powder and grind again to a coarse or fine paste.Add lime juice , sugar and

salt to taste.

Can be served with iddli,dosai,vada,bajji,or used like a dip for fries.