Tuesday, July 22, 2008

GUAVA CHUTNEY RECIPE


Ingredients:
Guava (Amrood) - 250 grams
Vinegar (Sirka) - 1 cup
Water - 2 cups
Red chili pepper (Lal Mirchi) - 1 level teaspoon
Cardamoms (Elaichi Moti) - 2 big
Sugar (Cheeni) - 180 grams (1 1/4 cup)
Salt (Namak) - 2 level teaspoons
Ginger (Adrak), cut into thin long strips - 2 tsps
cloves Garlic (Lasun) - 2
Raisins (Kishmish) - 1 teaspoon
blanched Almonds (Badam) - 10

Preparations:
# Peel the guavas, cut each into four pieces and remove the seeds.
# Cut into thin slices and cook with ginger, garlic and water.
# Add sugar, crushed cardamoms, vinegar, chilli powder, raisins and almonds and cook on a hot fire till thick.
# Cool and put in a jar and cork tightly.
# Serve the next day.

GARLIC CHUTNEY RECIPE


Ingredients:

4 garlic pods
20 red chillies, roasted
2 cups grated coconut
4 tsp oil
a little tamarind
Salt To Taste

Preparations:
* Sauté the garlic, coconut in oil.
* Make tamarind pulp by soaking tamarind in some water for 2 hours and then straining.
* Then grind the saute mixture with roasted red chillies and tamarind pulp.
* Add the garlic and salt and grind once again to a smooth paste.

DATE CHUTNEY RECIPE


Ingredients:

Dates (Khajoor) - 1/2 kg
fresh Ginger (Adrak), cut into thin long strips - 2 teaspoon
Salt (Namak) (level) - 4 teaspoons
Sugar (Cheeni) - 1 cup
Raisins (Kishmish) - 6 teaspoons
Vinegar (Sirka) - 1 1/2 cups or 2 cups
blanched Almonds (Badam) - 1/4 cup
Cloves (Lavang) - 2
Cardamoms (Elaichi Moti) - 2 big
ground Cinnamon (Dalchini) - 1/4 teaspoon
Red chili pepper (Lal Mirchi) - 1/4 teaspoon

Preparations:
* Stone the dates and cut them in halves.
* Put dates, ginger, ground spices, salt, chilli powder and vinegar in a pan and cook till dates are tender.
* Now add sugar and cook until the mixture thickens.
* Remove from the fire, add raisins, almonds slit into halves and stir well.
* While the chutney is hot pour into clean jars and cork tightly.
* Serve after 4 days.

CURD CHUTNEY RECIPE


Ingredients:

Curd (Dahi) - 125 grams
Green Chillies (Hari Mirch) - 3
fresh Mint Leaves (Pudina Leaves) - 1 tablespoon
Amchoor - 1 level tablespoon
Salt (Namak) - to taste

Preparations:
* Beat the curd, grind green chillies and mint leaves finely.
* Mix in the curd and add sall Serve with fried dishes.

COCONUT CHUTNEY RECIPE


Ingredients:

fresh coconut (grated) - 1
fresh green chilies or as per taste - 3
cilantro or coriander leaves (chopped) - 2 tbsp
lemon or lime juice - 1 tbsp
split peas (roasted) - 1 tbsp
plain yogurt - 3/4 cup
Salt - To Taste

Preparations:
* Grind coarsely all the ingredients in a blender and serve.

CARROT CHUTNEY RECIPE


Ingredients:
grated carrots - 200 gms
grated coconut - 2 tbsp
coriander leaves chopped - 1 bunch
chillies - 4 green
lemon juice - 1 tsp
Salt To Taste
grounded pepper as per taste

Preparations:
Grind all the ingredients to a smooth consistency.