CURRY LEAVES CHUTNEY

Food as medicine / Food is medicine - This concept is gathering steam in recent times. I have noticed surge in T.V shows, focusing on this concept. It has become habitual routine for me to watch these shows and pen down interesting,healthy and tasty recipes.I always resort to recipes,that calls for simple and easily available ingredients,as it difficult to forage peculiar ones. This chutney is one such recipe,I learned from one of the shows. It is good for digestion and induces appetite. At times,we experience a bitter taste in tongue due to intake of various medicines,In that case,you can mix this chutney with plain rice and have it. If you experience decrease or loss of appetite,then you can try this appetite boosting dish.The original recipe doesn't have urad dal,but I have incorporated it for lending volume.

 

 

 

INGREDIENTS :

CURRY LEAVES- 1 CUP

URAD DAL- 1 1/2 TBSP

COCONUT GRATINGS- 1/2 CUP

 

SHALLOTS- 5-6 NOS

 

GARLIC CLOVES- 4-5 NOS

 

PEPPERCORNS- 3/4 TSP

 

CUMIN SEEDS- 1/2 TSP

 

ROCK SALT - As  required

 

SESAME OIL- 4 TSP 

 

TAMARIND- GOOSEBERRY SIZE

 

ASAFOETIDA- 1/2 TSP

 

PROCEDURE:

1.Wash,rinse and keep the curry leaves aside.

 

2. Heat sesame oil in pan and add peppercorn,asafoetida and cumin seeds and fry for a second.

 

3. Then add shallots,urad dal,garlic cloves,salt and tamarind and fry well till shallots turn translucent,tamarind softens and garlic changes colour.

4. At last add curry leaves and fry a couple of seconds. Don;t fry curry leaves for long duration,else,you can't retain bright colour in the chutney.

5. Transfer the sauteed ingredients to a mixie jar. Add coconut gratings and little water over it and blend to fine paste.

6. Seasoning is not required for this chutney.