Chutney/Patchadi

Mango Chutney

Mango Chutney
Mango Chutney Ingredients * 2 cups sugar * 1 cup distilled white vinegar * 6 cups mangoes (4 to 5), peeled and cut in 3/4-inch pieces (See How to Cut a Mango) * 1 medium onion, chopped (about 1 cup) * 1/2 cup golden raisins * 1/4 cup crystallized ginger, finely chopped * 1...
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Kovakka Chutney

Kovakka Chutney
Kovakka \Dondakaya Chutney Ingredients Kovakka \Dondakaya(frozen or fresh) – 1 lb Green chillies – 5 nos Garlic pods – 2 – 3 nos Salt – As reqd Coriander leaves – A bunch Curry leaves – 2 sprigs Black gram(Uzahunnuparippua) – 1 tsp Cumin seeds(Jeerakam) – 2 tsp Bengal gram(Kadalaparippu) – 1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds(Uluva)...
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Ugadi Pachadi

Ugadi Pachadi
Ugadi Pachadi Ingredients: coconut dry 1/2cup Jaggery 1/2 mango raw 1 neem flowers 1 salt pinch tamarind juice 1 cup Method: In a bowl add tamarind juice, jaggery juice dissolved in water, cut mango into small pieces, coconut also into small pieces, add these to the tamarind and jaggery juice, then neem flowers, salt,...
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Idli Molaga Podi

Idli Molaga Podi
Idli Molaga Podi (Serves 4)           Ingredients Coriander seeds     2 Tbsp Cumin seeds (jeera)     1.5 Tbsp Red Chili     6 medium broken pieces Split Bengal gram (chana dal)     2 Tbsp Split black gram (urad dal)     2 Tbsp Sesame seeds (til)     2 Tbsp Asafoetida     1...
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Mysore Hot Chutney

Mysore Hot Chutney
Mysore Hot Chutney (Serves 4)           Ingredients Split Bengal gram (chana dal)     1/2 cup Split black gram (urad dal)     1 Tbsp Red Chili     5 medium broken pieces Tamarind pulp or paste     1/2 Tbsp whole Pepper (mulu milagu)     1/2 Tsp Grated jaggery (gur)or brown sugar    ...
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Thakali Chutney

Thakali Chutney
Thakali Chutney (Serves 4)       This is a hot and spicy tomato chutney. Spice up your meal with this chutney. Use your creativity with this to make a coarse chutney and enjoy the contrasting flavours adn tastes. Like most South Indian recipes, play with it, mix and match different measurements. Use more...
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Pudina Chutney

Pudina Chutney
Pudina Chutney (Serves 4)         Ingredients Mint/ pudina     1 bunch Green Chili     1 medium size Yogurt/ curd     1 tbsp Tamarind paste     1 tsp Salt     1 Tbsp or to taste Method 1     Wash mint and remove leaves 2     Blend together mint leaves, green chilies, tamarind...
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Vendekai/okra Pachadi

Vendekai/okra Pachadi
Vendekai/okra Pachadi (Serves 4)           Vendakai in Tamil recipe and in America we call it okra. Thye are pretty good here but are expensive compared other vegetables. Select tender and small okra. They are easy to cook and good to taste. It is better not to wash or soak in...
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Thakali (tomato) Vengaya(onion) Pachadi

Thakali (tomato) Vengaya(onion) Pachadi
Thakali (tomato) Vengaya(onion) Pachadi (Serves 4)           Ingredients Onions     3 Tomato     2 Red Chili     3 Cloves, Cinnamon & Cardamom     2 each Ginger-Garlic paste     1 tbsp Chili Powder     1 tsp Ginger and Garlic paste     1/4 cup Cilantro chopped     1/4 cup tsp Oil    ...
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Malli-Vengaya Chutney

Malli-Vengaya Chutney
Malli-Vengaya Chutney (Serves 4) Ingredients Split black gram (urad dal)     1 cup Chopped onion     1 Tsp Red Chili     3 medium broken pieces Mustard seeds     1/2 Tbsp Tamarind paste     1/2 Tsp Chopped cilantro     1/4 cup Asafoetida     1/4 Tsp Oil     2 Tbsp Salt     1 Tbsp or to...
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