TOMATO SESAMY CHUTNEY

INGREDIENTS :

Tomatoes : 4
Sesame seeds : 1/2 cup
Jeera  : 1 tsp
Coriander seeds : 1/4 cup
Green chillies : 5
Turmeric powder  : A pinch
Salt as required

FOR TEMPERING :

Urad dal: 1/4 tsp
Jeera    :  1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds : 1/4 tsp
A pinch of Hing
Red chillies : 2 broken
Curry leaves

METHOD :

Heat a pan on medium heat, add very little oil and roast sesame seeds, coriander seeds for 1 minute until they change to light golden colour and keep them aside. (If coriander seeds not available with you, can use dhaniya powder while maing a paste.  But for better result dhaniya seeds are recommended.) In the same pan add tomato pieces, green chillies, jeera and fry them for 2 minutes and keep aside. Take above roasted sesame seeds, tomato pieces, green chillies, jeera, coriander seeds, turmeric, salt into a blender and make a smooth paste by adding very little water. Meanwhile in a pan for tempering add oil. Add mustard seeds, jeera, urad dal, red chillies, hing, curry leaves and fry for 2 minutes. Remove the above grounded paste into a bowl and the tempering to it and mix well. Serve with  any breakfast or rice.

PEANUTS CHUTNEY / VERUSENAGAPAPPU PACHHADI / IDLI CHUTNEY ( GROUNDNUT CHUTNEY)

                      Peanuts (Groundnuts) are very good for health. Taking peanuts with jaggery is very good for health. Peanut chutney i called this in home as verusanagapappu chutney. In andhra peanuts called as verusanagapappu.I learnt this recipe from my mom. We can eat this chutney with any breakfasts. It is very easy to make also.

INGREDIENTS :

Peanuts :  1/2 cup

Fried channadal  :1/4 cup

Green chillies :  3

Tamarind or tamarind paste : 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

For popu :

Zeera  :    1 tsp

Musturd seeds  :  1/2 tsp

Urud dal  :  1/2 tsp

Curry leaves

Red chilli : 1



                   Take a pan and heat oil , add chopped green chillies and peanuts,  saute them for 5 mins.

Take a mixie jar and add peanuts, green chillies, tamarind paste, fried channadal, salt, 1/2 tsp of zeera and grind them once to make a powder, then add  enough water to make a paste.

Take a fry pan and do the popu. Heat oil and add zeera , musturd seeds, urud dal, red chilli and curry leaves.

Pour the popu in to the chutney, mix well.

Serve with idli, dosa, upma, pongal, vada  or any other breakfasts.

BRINJAL PICKLE WITH ONION / VANKAYA ROTI PACHHADI

Brinjal king of vegetables.It's called in andhra as vankaya.Now i am going to tell about brinjal pickle ,that vankaya roti pachhadi.My mom usually do this for me.This pickle with onion is very good.iI learnt this from my mom.The best teacher in the world.

INGREDIENTS :

Brinjal : 4

Onion : 1

Green chillies : 3

Tamarind paste or tamarind : 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Zeera : 1/2 tsp

Garlic : 4 cloves

FOR POPU :

Musturd seeds : 1/2 tsp

Zeera : 1/2 tsp

Red chilly : 1

Urud dal : 1/2 tsp

Coriander leaves : 1/2 bunch

Oil for frying

HOW TO DO :

Cut green chillies in to half,chop the onions finely and keep aside.Chop garlic cloves in to pieces.

Wash and cut the brinjal in to medium pieces ,and fry them in to oil.Add green chillies in to oil.Fry them

Take a mixy jar and add fried brinjal pieces ,green chilly pieces,zeera,salt,tamarind paste and garlic pieces.Grind them to make a paste.Don't add water .

Heat oil in to a pan and do the popu.Popu means Heat oil and add musturd seeds,zeera,red chilly,urud dal and curry leaves.Pour popu in to brinjal pickle and mix it well.Add chopped corinder leaves and onions.Serve with rice.

ANDHRA STYLE/TOMATO CHUTNEY/TOMATO PACHHADI(ROTI PACHHADI)

INGREDIENTS :

Tomatoes : 4

Green chillies : 3 according to ur spicy level

Salt to taste

Zeera - 1 tsp

Tamarind - 1 tsp

Garlic - 4 cloves

Musturd seeds - 1/2 tsp

urud dal - 1/2 tsp

Red chillies - 2
curry leaves

Coriander leaves - 1/4 bunch

Salt to taste


Preparation :


1. Heat oil in a pan and add urud dal and red chillies,fry them and keep a side.

2. Take oil in to another pan and add tomato pieces and tamarind,and cook them.

3. Take urud dal,red chillies,garlic,zeera in to a mixie jar and grind them.

4. Add tomato and tamarind to the above mixture,and add salt also.

5. Heat oil in to another pan and add musturd seeds,zeera,urud dal,red chillies,curry leaves and

coriander leaves.

6.Add the grinded tomato chutney to this and mix well.

7. U can serve with rice,breakfasts.