Sonth is a date, tamarind and jaggery chutney spiced with ginger powder, roasted cumin and red chilly powder. It is served as a dip with a variety of snacks. Those who love their Pani poori without the spice, use Sonth.
Ingredients:
A tennis ball sized amount of tamarind
10 dates, deseeded and boiled
Jaggery as per taste
1 tbsp roasted cumin powder
1 tbsp ginger powder
1 tsp chilly powder
Salt.
Method:
Soak the ball of tamarind in hot water and extract the pulp. Add the jaggery, salt and spices and tip it into a pan. Grind the boiled dates to a smooth paste and add it to. Boil this mixture till it acquired a semi solid consistency. Allow to cool thoroughly. Store in an airtight tight bottle..
This dry horsegram chutney powder is popular in my home town of South Canara. Horsegram is packed with nutrition, hence would be served with rice gruel/ Kanji/ Hanji anna to children. It can also be enjoyed with Dal and rice.
Ingredients:
200 gms horsegram
12 Byadgi chillies
Half of a copra
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tbsp urad dal
A marble sized ball of tamarind
Salt.
Method:
Dry roast the horsegram on a low flame till it changes colour and gives out its aroma. Roast the dry chillies in a little coconut oil till crisp. Allow it to cool. Slice the copra into slivers. Dry roast the coriander seeds and urad dal separately till they give out their aroma. Dry grind the roasted horsegram, Byadgi chillies, coriander seeds, urad dal, copra, tamarind and salt on pulse mode to a semi coarse powder. Store in an airtight container.
This fragrant, spicy and delicious green chilly dip goes extremely well with String hoppers/ Shenvayi/ Idiappam, and with idli. This is a traditional Dip or what is called Tarne mirsange Uddak in my mother tongue Konkani.
Ingredients:
7 green medium spicy variety of chillies
A kidney bean sized pieces of asafoetida
Salt
1 tbsp coconut oil
Water as required.
Method:
Tip in the green chillies, Asafoetida and a quarter glass of water into the blender. Grind to a smooth paste. Strain. Add salt and half a glass of water. Drizzle with coconut oil. Serve.
This green chillies chutney can be served with parathas, kebabs or even with parathas. With the tang of raw mangoes , tomato and lemon juice, this chutney is absolutely a must try. My friend dear Debjani Banerjee generously shared her recipe with me.
Ingredients:
1/2 of a small raw mango
1 medium tomato
Juice of half a lemon
A small bunch of coriander leaves
Green chillies as per preference
Salt
1 tsp oil.
Method:
Tip in the raw mango, tomato, green chillies, coriander leaves and lemon juice into the blender along with salt. Grind to a smooth paste. Drop it into a bottle, and mix in the oil. Store in the refrigerator and use as required.
Hasi mensinkayi refers to green chillies in Kannada. Khara is spice. Here is a dry flavorful green chilly chutney which is used with traditional North Karnataka dishes like Jowar Bhakri, Akki rotti or even used to flavour a vegetable.
Ingredients:
15 green chillies chopped
100 grams roasted peanuts
1 tsp cumin seeds
15 cloves of garlic
A small bunch of coriander leaves
Salt
A tsp of powdered jaggery
A marble sized piece of tamarind
200 gms oil.
Method:
Heat oil in a pan. Add the chopped green chillies, garlic and cumin seeds and roast till the garlic and green chillies change colour. Allow the mixture to cool. Tip in the roasted peanuts, the cooled mixture, tamarind, jaggery, salt and coriander leaves into a blender and grind to a coarse paste. The oil released by the groundnuts and the oil that was used facilitates grinding the mixture which can be shaped into a ball. Store in an airtight container in the fridge. Shelf life is a week to ten days.
This is the second variety of Amla chutney or gozzu as the Konkani speaking community calls it. The first variety had raw garlic added to it. Here, the number of garlic cloves added are more and they are roasted in ghee. This chutney can be served with any kind of dosa or also slathered on bread.
Ingredients:
10 tbsps grated coconut
3 brined gooseberries
10 garlic cloves
1 tsp ghee
7 roasted red chillies
Salt.
Method:
Wash the brined gooseberries and pit them. Heat the ghee in a pan and roast the garlic to a rich brown. Tip it into the blender along with the grated coconut, roasted red chillies, gooseberry and salt. Grind to a smooth paste adding very little water. Do remember to be careful with salt as the brined gooseberries already contain it. Best eaten fresh.
I have already posted a Bell pepper curry popular in North Karnataka. Here is another. Called Gojju or Menskai in the local parlance, the Gojju is normally mixed with rice or also served as a side dish with Jolada rotti or chapati. Various other vegetables too can be substituted for Bell pepper. The most popular is the one made with pines.
Ingredients:
2 medium sized Bell peppers cut into bits.
4 tsps white sesame
1 tsp black sesame
6 tbsps grated coconut
5 roasted Byadgi chillies
4 roasted Guntur chillies
1 heaped tbsp tamarind paste
6 tbsps jaggery powder or a small piece of jaggery
1 tbsp black gram/ urad dal
1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds
A kidney bean sized piece of asafoetida
A pinch of turmeric powder
Salt
4 tbsps coconut oil.
For the tempering:
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 dry red chilly
2 sprigs curry leaves.
Method:
Dry roast the sesame seeds till they splutter and turn a golden brown. Roast the chillies in a tbsp of oil. Remove. Add the urad dal, fenugreek seeds and asafoetida. Roast till the urad dal turns light brown in colour. Remove from flame and allow to cool. Grind the roasted items, coconut and roasted sesame seeds to a fine paste with enough water. Heat two tbsps oil in a pan. Drop in the chopped Bell pepper, turmeric and salt. Saute for a couple of minutes. Add the tamarind paste and jaggery. Add a glass of water and bring to a boil. Simmer till the bell pepper is seventy five percent done. Pour in the ground paste , cover and cook till done. Heat one tbsp oil. Add the mustard. After it splitters add the dry red chilly and curry leaves. Pour the seasoning into the Gojju. Mix well and serve hot.
This Yoghurt dip goes well with almost everything. Try it with cucumber, carrot, chips, nachos or you can also use it as a spread. The fragrance of Dill leaves and the onion and garlic powder is simply divine!
Ingredients:
1 cup Yoghurt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
Salt
Dill leaves finely chopped
1 teaspoon lime juice
1 tsp Olive oil.
Method:
Whisk the yoghurt until smooth and creamy.. Add all the ingredients mentioned above and mix well. Serve chilled.
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The tomato chutney from Haryana is a delicious chutney made fragrant by a copious use of garlic. The tang of tomatoes, the spice of the red chillies and the aroma of roasted garlic make it one of it’s kind. This tomato chutney can be served with the main course or as a dip with snacks.
Ingredients:
9 red chillies
7 tomatoes finely chopped
5 tbsps finely chopped garlic
One large onion finely chopped
1 sprig curry leaves
1 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
1 tbsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp Hing/ asafoetida
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp Amchur
Sugar as per taste
2tbsps oil
Salt
Method:
Heat oil in a pan. Add Asafoetida, turmeric powder and chopped garlic. Saute on a low flame till the garlic turns golden yellow and the raw smell disappears. Tip in the onions and roast till they are translucent. Add the chopped tomatoes, dry red chillies, cumin powder and curry leaves and keep tossing till the tomatoes turn mushy and start releasing leaving oil. Add the chopped coriander leaves, sugar, salt, red chilli powder and Amchur. Saute till the spices are roasted. Add half a cup of water, cover the pan and cook on a low flame for five minutes. Serve tomato chutney with Aloo tikki, bread or roti.
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An extremely easy and delicious chutney made with red chillies and garlic, this famous Rajasthani Lehsun/ garlic Chutney is a must have in Rajasthan for every meal. It is akin to a pickle that is a must in the South.
This chutney is paired with the traditional delicacies such as Dal Baati, Moong Dal Chilla or Gatte Ka Pulao and Pakoras. The chutney can also be enjoyed on toast, bread, parathas and dosa.
Ingredients:
24 dry red Byadgi chillies
15 cloves of garlic
2 tsps Kashmiri red chilli powder
Salt
1 tsp Amchur
1/4 cup oil
Method:
Roast the chillies with a tablespoon of oil till they are crisp. Remove. Add another tablespoon of oil and roast the garlic cloves to a golden brown. Add the Kashmiri red chilly powder and amchur powder. Toss and immediately tip it on to the roasted chillies. Allow the roasted chillies and the garlic to cool. Transfer everything into a blender. Add salt and dry grind. Keep adding oil till the entire chutney blends to form a paste. Remove and store in an air tight container.
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