When I shared my recipe for vada/garelu, I mentioned that I would be sharing the recipe for ginger chutney soon, so here it is 🙂 Ginger chutney goes excellent with medu vada/garelu and also with any south Indian breakfast like dosa and idly. The sweet and tanginess matches very well with the intense flavor of […]
Chutneys
Onion Chutney (Ullipaya Pachadi) – For idly/dosa
Chutneys are a regular in a typical South Indian home. Be it, idly, dosa or uttappam, chutney or sambar is a must with it. So, I have grown up eating and seeing my mother prepare a lot of chutney recipes. This list of mine has further grown now after the addition of my MIL’s recipes […]
Coriander Chutney (Kothimeera Pachadi)
Chutney is a perfect combination with idly or dosa. Being a South Indian, I come from a household where idly and dosa is almost made atleast once a week. So, there are several chutneys that are made at home, namely, tomato chutney, mint chutney, peanut chutney, coriander chutney, sesame seed chutney and several other fusion […]
Roasted Eggplant/Brinjal Chutney (Kaalchina Vankaya Pachadi)
My favorite chutney recipe straight from my mother’s kitchen. She used to make this for a quick dinner or even after we came from school/college. I love the aroma of it especially when it is roasted. A simple to make and incredibly flavorful eggplant chutney. This is my first attempt to post recipe step-by-step. I […]
Dondakaya/Tindora Chutney
I got this recipe from my mother-in-law on a recent festive occasion. She served it with garelu or vadas and I liked them. It also goes well with dosa and idly. This is a chutney you can prepare for a change from the regular peanut or coconut chutney. Serves: 2 Cooking time: 20 mins […]
Tomato-Bell Pepper(Capsicum) Chutney
Want a different twist to your tomato chutney? Well, add some capsicum and you will adore this better than the conventional tomato chutney. Serves: 2 Cooking time: 15 mins Ingredients: Tomato – 1.5 cups (roughly chopped) Bell Pepper (Capsicum), green – ½ cup Green chilli – 4 or 5 (slit lengthwise) Coriander leaves – ½ […]
Tomato-coriander chutney
Serves: 4 Cooking time: 20 mins Ingredients: Toamto – 5-6 (roughly chopped) Coriander leaves – 1 cup (roughly chopped) Green chilli – 6-7 (roughly chopped) Salt – to taste Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Jeera/cumin seeds – 1 tsp Curry leaves – 1 tbsp Hing/asafoetida – ½ tsp Procedure: Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan and […]