Monday, 26 July 2010
Aratikaya perugu pachadi / Raw Banana and Curd Chutney
My mom is very fond of chutnies.She makes quite a few varieties of chutnies and aratikaya perugu pachadi is one of her favorites.Here goes her recipe...
Ingredients:-
Aratikaya/Raw banana 2
Green chillies 4
Curd 1 cup
Salt to taste
For seasoning
Oil 1tbsp
Udad dal 1/4 tsp
Rai 1/4 tsp
Red chillies 2 nos
Curry leaves few
Method:-
Cut banana into 3 pcs and boil until soft.Drain water and peel the skin.Cut them into small pieces.
Take 1/2 tsp oil and fry green chillies.Remove them and in the same oil fry the cooked banana for 4-5 minutes.
Once cool grind green chillies,banana and salt into smooth paste,preferably in stone mortar and pestle.Lastly add curd and mix well with a spoon.
In a small kadai take the remaining oil.When hot add the rai,udad dal,red chillies and curry leaves.When udad dal turns light brown colour add it to the chuntey.
Serve chutney with rice and sambar.....
Monday, 1 February 2010
Spicy Onion Chutney

This chutney can be served with idly and dosa.And also this chutney can be spread on dosa.
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
Dosakaya Vankaya Pachadi/Cucumber Brinjal Chutney
Ingredients:-
Monday, 27 April 2009
Beerakaya Pottu Pachadi-- Ridge gourd skin chutney
Berakkaya pottu 3
Sunday, 22 March 2009
Kobari Palli Pachadi (Coconut Peanut Chutney)
- Fry green chillies in oil.
- Grind coconut,peanuts,green chillies,garlic,tamarind and salt
- If required add little water
- Season with rai,udat,zeera and curry leaves.
Sunday, 8 March 2009
Kandi Pappu-Cobari Pachadi (Tur Dal Coconut Chutney)
For seasoning:-
Red chillies 2
Curry leaves few
Rai few
Udat dal few
Oil 1 tbsp
Method:-
- Heat oil, add red chillies and zeera roast and keep aside
- In the same oil roast tur dal utill it changes colour and you get nice aroma
- Grind tur dal,zeera and red chillies.
- Then add tur dal,tamarind and little water.Make a fine paste.
- Season the chutney with the rai,udat,curry leaves and red chillies
I make dosa twice a week and idly twice a week.We get bored of eating the same chutney,so i got this recipe from Kantamani Vantakalu book.This chutney goes very well with dosa.And can even been eaten with hot rice.
This recipe is going to participate in My Legume Love Affair - Ninth Helping hosted Laurie of Mediterranean Cooking In Alaska. This nutritious event is started by Susan of The Well Seasoned Cook
Thursday, 19 February 2009
Palli Pachadi (peanut chutney)
Peanut (palli) 1 cup
Tomatoes 2 (small)
Tamarind little
Red chillies 3
Salt as per paste
For seasoning:-
Mustard 1/4 tsp
Udat dal 1/4 tsp
Red chillies 2 nos
Curry leaves few
Method:-
1. Fry peanut without oil and remove the skin.
2. Fry red chillies with little oil.In the same oil cook tomatoes until done.
3. Grind red chillies, peanuts and salt into smooth paste.Add tomatoes and tamarind and make a fine paste.If required little water can be added.
4. Heat oil add red chillies,rai,udat dal and curry leaves.Pour it on the chutney.
This chutney is must with idlies in my house.My hubby dear will never eat idly without this chuntney.
Sunday, 15 February 2009
Minapappu pachadi (Udad Dal Chuntey)
- Udad dal 1 cup
- Red chillies 4-5
- Tamarind little
- Coconut (fresh) 1/4 cup
- Salt as per taste
- Oil 1tbsp
Method:-
- Fry red chillies and udat separately with little oil.
- Let it cool.
- Grind coconut,tamarind,udat dal and red chillies along with salt.But dont grind it to paste.It taste better if half grinded
I make dosa and idly four times a week.So i keep on changing the chutneys.This chutney goes well with both dosa and idly.But for idly i prefer making palli chutney(Groundnut chutney).I will be positing that shortly
Friday, 6 February 2009
Tomato Chutney
Tomatoes 3 nos (big)
Green chillies 2 nos
Coconut (fresh) 4 tbsp
Garlic 1 nos
Coriander leaves few
Oil 1 tbsp
Salt as per taste
Method:-
1.Slit green chillies and fry in the oil
2.In the same oil fry tomatoes till thick and tomatoes are cooked
3.Let tomatoes cool.First grind coconut,green chillies and garlic with salt
4.Add tomatoes and coriander.Grind it just for a 1 sec.
This chutney can be eaten with vada or dosa.I learnt this recipe from my mom,i can never make the chutney close to what she makes.It is very delicious.
Monday, 2 February 2009
Ginger Chutney
Ginger 3 inch pieces
Red chillies 10-15 chillies
Jaggery 1 1/2 cube
Tamarind Small lemon size
Salt as per taste
Method:-
Grind all the ingredients into fine paste adding little water.The chutney should be thick.This chutney is must with pesarattu (here) can also be eaten with plain rice. This chutney can stored for long in the refrigerator.
I learnt this recipe from my m-law.
Saturday, 31 January 2009
Onion chutney
Ingredients:-
Onion (big) 3 nos
Coconut (fresh) 1 Cup
Seasame seeds (til) 1/2 cup
Green chillies 2 nos
Tamarind Little
Salt
1.Take little oil in a kadai, fry onions till brown in colour
2.Fry til and green chillies.
3.Grind all the ingredients into fine paste
Serve it with plain dosa/wheat dosa, recipe of wheat dosa is here
Thursday, 29 January 2009
Putnalu pachadi (roasted channa dal chutney)
- Fresh coconut 1/2 cup
- Green chillies 3 nos
- Roasted channa dal (putnalu pappu) 1/4 cup
- Salt according to taste
For seasoning:-
- Oil 2 tbsp
- Mustard seeds(Rai) Few
- Udat dal Few
- Red chillies 2 nos
- Curry leaves Few
Method:-
2.Pour the seasoning on the chutney and serve.
This chutney is an accompaniment for plain dosa,masala dosa,idly,rava idly and vada.