Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Bombay Chutney

This is a simple and authentic chutney made from the times of granny's..This is very simple and easy to prepare. There are two ways of doing this.Using curd and with out curd . Adding veggies like potatoes , carrots , peas with out curd tastes good with dosa and poori's and the one with curd and onions goes well with roti or chapati..


Ingredients:
  • chikpea flour /Besan  : 2 tblspn
  • Curd / butter milk : 1 cup
  • Onion : 1
  • Tomato : 1/2
  • Green chilli : 2-3
  • Lemon : 1/2
  • Curry leaves : few
  • mustard seeds: 1 tspn
  • Cumin seeds : 1 tspn
  • Urad dal : 1 tblspn
  • Oil : 1 tblspn
  • Coriander leaves : few 

Procedure:
  1.  Heat oil in a pan , add mustard , cumin seeds and let them splutter.
  2. Add urad dal , a pinch of asefoetida , onions , salt , green chillies and saute till they become soft.
  3. Add tomatoes , curry leaves and saute for 2 more mins . The tomato should become little soft.
  4. Mix chickpea flour with curd properly removing  lumps and add to the sauted onions.
  5. Now the curry starts becoming thick . After it becomes little thick , turn off the stove and add lemon juice and mix well.
  6. Garnish with coriander leaves and lemon .
  7. Serve hot with chapati :)


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