Thengai Chutney

 

 

Ingredients

Items

Qnty

Comments

Coconut Shredded

1 cup

(tamil:theyngai)

Green Chillies

5

(tamil:pachai milagai)

Roasted Gram

1 tablespoon

(tamil:pottukadalai)

Mustard seeds

½ teaspoon

(tamil:kaduku)

Urad dhal

½ teaspoon

(tamil:ulluntham paruppu)

Green Curry Leaves

5

(tamil:karuvepillai)

Salt

½ teaspoon

Or as required

Asafoetida

¼ teaspoon

(tamil:perungayam)

Red chilly

1

(tamil:varamilagai)

Oil

2 teaspoons

For frying

 

Method

 

 

1.      Grind the chillies,roasted gram and coconut into a fine paste in the blender.

 

2.      Transfer the grinded mixture into a vessel.Add salt and mix well.

 

3.      Heat the oil in a tawa(wok) and add mustard seeds,urad dhal,red chilly,asafoetida and curry leaves in that order.

 

4.      After it splutters pour this into the grinded paste.

 

5.      Mix well and transfer to a serving dish.

 

 

Tips

 

·         Salt and chillies can be varied according to taste.

·         Red chillies can be used instead of green chillies.

·         A small piece of ginger and 2 pearl onions (chinna vengayam) can be added while grinding.It will enhance the flavor.

·         Serve with idly,dosai,adai,bajji,vadai and masala siyum.