Healthy chutney

CARROT DOSA

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Carrot a root vegetable is a very healthy food and a good source of beta carotene with numerous nutrients and antioxidants.

Known to be beneficial for eye health,it also helps in lowering cholesterol levels.The beta carotene contained in it contributes to the

lovely bright orange colour.Carrot juice is one good healthy breakfast drink which takes care of overall health and skin health too.

Cosmetic industry use carrots widely in their produce.

Now coming to today’s recipe …It’s a breakfast recipe with the inclusion of carrot purée in dosa batter.

If you have dosa batter ready,it is just an addition of the purée. I will be giving the recipe for  instant dosa with the addition of wheat

flour also as an ingredient.

I made a variation of egg dosa, and to top it all the chutney served was celery-alma chutney which is more nutritious.

Note:You could add spring onions or leeks cut fine instead of onions.

So,here’s to the healthy colourful recipe.

INGREDIENTS

1 cup urad dhal flour

1 cup rice flour

2 cups wheat flour

1/2 cup curd

Salt to taste

1 cup finely chopped onions/spring onions/

leeks

2-3 finely chopped green chillies

4 carrots puréed

1/2 tsp cummin seed powder

METHOD

•Mix all the ingredients with enough water to the consistency of iddli/dosa batter or pancake batter.

Make dosas,pour 1 tsp oil or ghee all around,and cook on both sides .

Serve with chutney .

CELERY-AMLA CHUTNEY

1 cup celery stalks

2-3 amla/ gooseberry ( deseeded)

2 tbsp iddli podi

Salt to taste

1 tsp sesame oil

METHOD

•Sauté the celery stalks till raw smell is gone.

•Grind fine with the rest of the ingredients and

serve.

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2 TYPES OF CHUTNEYS WITH 2 ROOT VEGETABLES

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Today’s recipe is tomato chutney for iddli/ dosa

with variations !

Both are healthy vegetables to be included .

All love carrot,but not radish ( because of the

pungent smell ) . So when you cut radish , put

into buttermilk / lime water for few minutes

and then sauté.

To the recipes now

1.TOMATO -CARROT CHUTNEY

Ingredients

3-4 tomatoes

1 carrot peeled

2 onions

3 cloves garlic

A tiny piece ginger

1-2 tsp chilli powder

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp cummin seed powder

Salt to taste

A tsp sugar / jaggery

For tempering

2 tbsp oil

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds

Few curry leaves

A pinch of asafoetida

Method

•Cut 1 onion fine , and grind the other 1 coarse.

•Purée the tomato and carrot together coarsely.

•Now heat the oil,and add the ingredients for

tempering with the chopped onion.

•Once the onion turns brown, add the coarse

onion with salt,and sauté for few seconds.

•Next add the rest of the ingredients and cook

till thick without adding water.

•Add required water depending on the

consistency you need and cook for 2-3 minutes

•Serve !

2.TOMATO -RADISH CHUTNEY

Ingredients

3–4 tomatoes

1 small radish,peeled and soaked in buttermilk

3-4 cloves garlic

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

7-8 dry chillies

1 tbsp coriander seeds

1 tsp cummin seeds

2 tbsp Tuvar dal / channa dal

Curry leaves

A little tamarind / kokum peels ( not kokum )

Salt to taste

A tsp of jaggery

2 tbsp oil

METHOD

•Dry roast the bold listed ,and set aside.

•Heat oil, and add the radish,tomatoes,turmeric

and salt and sauté till tomatoes are soft .

•Add tamarind or kokum peels .

•Remove from fire .

•Next grind the dry roasted ingredients coarse.

•Add the cooked vegetable mixture and the rest

of the ingredients,and grind to a paste .

•You can serve like this itself , but those who

love to temper can opt for it .

2 HEALTHY CHUTNEYS FOR IDDLI/DOSA

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Today’s key ingredient is the ridgegourd ( peerkangai ,torai).

A few pointers to health benefits

1. Anti-inflammatory properties

2.Allergic prevention properties

3.Anti-fungal properties

4. Good for ulcers ,and indigestion

5. Good for liver….,,,,

It’s very good,if you can add to salads,and

consume it raw .It’s a good remedy for people

with heartburn.

Even the peels are used for chutneys , and

cosmetic packs .Only tender ridgegourd is good

for cooking,as the maturity process makes it

fibrous ,which is dried and used as loofahs.

So now i shall get into the recipe

1.COCONUT-RIDGEGOURD CHUTNEY

This chutney can be tempered if you like.

INGREDIENTS

1 ridgegourd peeled,and cut

1/2 of a coconut

2-3 tbsp roasted gram dal

a small piece of ginger ( optional)

Salt to taste

METHOD

Grind all ingredients fine ,and serve!

2. RED CAPSICUM-RIDGEGOURD CHUTNEY

INGREDIENTS

2 capsicums

1 small ridgegourd peeled and cut

2 kokum peels ( optional)

Salt to taste

Few cashewnuts / roasted gram dal

METHOD

Grind to a fine paste . Temper if you like ,and

serve!

KARPOORAVALLI +IDDLI PODI CHUTNEY

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Karpooravalli,Omavalli,Ajwain leaf is loaded

with many health benefits.

One of the prime benefits is that,it aids to clear

congestion in the lungs . You can make rasam,

Bajji,chutney,combine with juices , or extract

the juice and treat cold and cough with honey.

You should compulsorily have this plant in

your garden,or try growing it henceforth.

Today,I combined this leaf with iddli podi ( gun

powder as some call it).The reason for this

combination was to overpower the fragrant

taste of the leaf .It worked amazing !

Can be served with iddli,dosai…,,,.

To the recipe now

INGREDIENTS

3-4 karpooravalli leaves

A tiny piece ginger

2 cloves garlic

1/4 tsp.kalonji or black cummin seeds

1/4 coconut

3-4 tblsp iddli podi

1-2 tblsp roasted gram dal ( optional)

Salt to taste

METHOD

Blend all these ingredients together to the

consistency of chutney.

If you choose to temper you can,but I prefer the

raw leaf ( not hindered of its benefits).

Do try this chutney, and send in your

suggestions!

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.

MINT ‘N’CAPSICUM CHUTNEY

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Capsicum  chutney is one chutney I love to make to exploit its nutrients.You can see another

version of capsicum chutney in my previous posts.To point out the benefits of this vegetable-

It is good for arthritis and muscle spasms,menopausal problems,treats diabetic neuropathy,

Hypoglycaemic,improves immunity and many more can be listed as benefits under capsicum.

Some even use the red capsicum paste for relief from arthritis.

Chutneys like this add much color to you platter .You can prepare this with the red peppers or

yellow  peppers.Anyway do try it and let me know your comments and suggestions.

For the recipe now

INGREDIENTS

Mint 1/2 cup

1 capsicum(green)

1/4 cup raw mango

small piece of ginger (optional)

Salt

1/4 cup pottukadalai (roasted gram dal)

1/2 tsp lime juice(optional)

METHOD

Grind all the listed ingredients together and serve with Iddli or Dosai.You could add coconut

If you like for a variation.