Tomato Chutney(Pachadi)

Ingredients:

Tomato - 1
Onion -1
Green chilli - 4
Garlic Pods -2
Mustard seeds - 1tsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Chana dal - 1 tsp
Urad dal -1 tsp
Red chilli - 1(halved)
Asafoetida - 1 pinch
Salt as required

Preparation:

1.Grind onion,tomato,green chilli,garlic pods to fine paste in a mixer.
2.Heat oil in a pan,add mustard seeds.Add chana dal,urad dal,red chilli when mustard seeds starts popping.
3.Add grounded paste,asafoetida,salt as required and fry till raw smell goes out of that.
        
    Now Tomato Chutney is ready for serving.It tastes great with breakfast items like dosa,idli etc.,.Please post ur comments on this recipe.

Bendakaya Pachadi(Okra chutney)

Ingredients:

Okra -150gms
Onion -1 (small and chopped into big pieces)
Tomato -1(small and should not be riped one)
Green chilli -5
Tamarind -1 tsp(u can avoid if u eat more spicy)
Garlic pods -2
Oil -1 tsp

For the Tadka:

Mustard seeds -1 tsp
Chana dal - 1 tsp
Urad dal -1 tsp
Curry Leaves -4
Oil -2tsp

Preparation:

1.Cut bendakaya and green chilli into pieces.Heat oil in a pan fry all the ingredients without adding water(moisture in tomato is enough).
2.Don't close the lid while cooking it makes ur chutney like paste.Cool everything,grind it into fine paste by adding salt and garlic pods.
3.In a pan heat 2 tsp of oil,add mustard sedds.When mustard seeds start spluttering,add chana dal,urad dal and curry leaves.Add this tadka to the chutney.
        Now Bendakaya chutney is ready for serving.Please post ur comments on this recipe.

Peanut chutney

 Peanut chutney is all time favourite  of mine and i prepare it very often in my home.It is great with breakfast dishes like idli,upma,dosa and pongal.I never add tamarind to my chutney.Recipe i posted below  is the most simpliest way of making Peanut Chutney and it is delicious too.We never get bored of this chutney though we eat it regularly.

Ingredients:

Peanuts or Ground nuts -1/4 cup
Green chilli -3(slitted)
Garlic -2 cloves(minced)
oil -2 tsp
Salt as required

For the Popu:

Mustard seeds -1/4 tsp
Red chilli -2
Curry leaves -4

Preparation:

1.Fry the peanuts in a kadai without adding oil untill it changes its colour(u can see some black spots on the peanuts at this time).Remove from heat and peel the skin off when it is cool.
2.In the same kadai add 2 tsp of oil, fry the green chilli and minced garlic and keep them aside.Use the remaining oil for tadka.
3.Grind fried peanuts,green chilli and garlic to smooth paste by adding salt and water.
4.Now heat the remaining oil then add mustard seeds,red chilli,curry leaves and pour it over the chutney.

   Serve it with idli,dosa,upma.I can assure u that it tastes good.Please post ur comments on this recipe.