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Quick fix chutney recipes for breakfast
Chutneys are sides that often emerge as the stars of a meal. They serve as ideal accomplices to idlis, vadas and dosas in the morning.
Chennai
Try out these delicious recipes to boost your breakfast:
GREEN APPLE CHUTNEY
Ingredients:
Chopped onions: 1 cupÂ
Chopped green apple: 1 cup
Sambar powder: 1 heaped tspÂ
Jaggery: 2 tspsÂ
Oil: 1 tbspÂ
Mustard: 1 tspÂ
Split urad dal: 1 tspÂ
Asafoetida: 2 pinchesÂ
Salt: to tasteÂ
Method:Â
- Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard. Once it starts spluttering, add split urad dal and asafoetida.
- Sauté for few seconds and add the chopped onions. Sauté till the onions turn pale.Â
- Add the chopped green apple, sambar powder, jaggery and salt. Mix well and cook till the apple becomes tender.Â
- Cool and grind this to a coarse chutney.
MINT MANGO AND COCONUT CHUTNEY
Ingredients:
Grated Coconut: 3/4th cupÂ
Mint leaves (pudina): 1/2 cupÂ
Raw mango chopped: 1 to 1+1/2 tbspsÂ
Roasted chana dal ( pottukadalai): 3 tbspsÂ
Green chillies: 2-3Â
Ginger: 1/2 inchÂ
Salt: to taste
For Tempering:
Oil: 2 tspsÂ
Mustard: 1/2 tspÂ
Red chillies: 1-2Â
Curry leaves: 1/2 sprigÂ
Asafoetida: a pinch
Method:
- Wash the mint leaves, chop green chillies and ginger.Â
- Add the coconut, mint leaves, mango, green chillies, ginger, roasted chana dhal and salt to taste in a blender and grind it to a smooth chutney.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard. When it starts spluttering, add the red chillies, curry leaves and asafoetida. Sauté for a second and pour the tempering over the chutney.
Recipe: Anuradha Balasubramanian of the blog www.anubalaskitchen.com
BRINJAL CHUTNEY
Ingredients:
Brinjal: 1 no (Medium size)Â
Cooking Oil: 1 tbspÂ
Red chilly: 5- 6 nosÂ
Urad dal: 1 tbspÂ
Mustard seeds: 1.5 tsp
Tamarind: 1 big seedÂ
Asafoetida: a pinchÂ
Salt and water: As needed
To Temper:
Coconut oil: 2 tspÂ
Mustard seeds: 1/4 tspÂ
Urad dal: 1/2 tspÂ
Asafoetida: A pinch
Method:
- Roasting the brinjal. Slit cut the brinjal into 4 pieces and brush with oil.Â
- Microwave it for 3-5 mins on high heat.Â
- The skin will come out easily and the brinjal gets cooked. You can do the same on stove top in low to medium flame.Let it cool.Then remove the skin and set aside.Â
- Heat a kadhai with a little oil and roast the mustard , red chillies with urad dal and hing.Â
- Grind the brinjal, red chillies, asafoetida and tamarind along with salt and little water.Â
- Finally add the roasted urad dal and mustard seeds. Coarsely grind it, adding water if necessary. (Be sure the brinjal gets mashed completely.Only the urad dal should be coarse). Temper it at the end.Â
- Serve with idli/dosa by mixing with sesame /gingely oil.Â
Recipe: Chitra Ganapathy of the blog http://www. chitras foodbook.com
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