Friday, October 08, 2010

RADISH COCONUT CHUTNEY

This is a fine side dish for idli and dosa varaities! If the radish is fresh, no body will believe that the chutney has radish in it!



முள்ளங்கி தேங்காய் சட்னி

Ingredients:

Chopped radish pieces- 4 small cups
Shredded coconut- 2 cups
Tamarind- a marble size
Split black gram- 4 tsp
Green chillies-5
Asafetida- a small pea size
Salt to taste
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
Curry leaves-a few
gingelly oil-2 tbsp

Procedure:

In a tsp of oil fry the black gram and the asafetida to golden brown.
Fry the green chillies for a few seconds.
Grind all the ingredients with salt to a coarse paste.
Heat the remaining oil in a sauce pan.
Add the mustard seeds and curry leaves.
When they splutter, pour the tempering in the chutney.
Mix well.
The delicious Radish chutney is ready now!