Initially, after coming to Sydney I never tried to prepare Idli/Dosa batter thinking I will not get the perfect batter in a mixie since I don't own a grinder here. However, later I started making dosa and once when I was down with cold/fever, I was craving for Idli. So, I just gave a try to make a batch of Idli batter in a mixie. To my surprise, it was super soft. I will be posting the version of Idli/Dosa batter in Mixie soon. You can check out my Idli/Dosa batter which I posted earlier. Also, I wanted to create a collection of chutney recipes in this space for everyone to have a look. Until I do that, check out the other chutney recipes here. Today's post is a chutney recipe to add this list and it is a healthy vegetable chutney.
Ingredients:Cabbage(Shredded) - 1 Cup
Onion - 1/2 Cup(chopped)
Tomato - 1(small)
Coconut - 1/4 Cup(grated)
Salt - as required
Tamarind - a small piece
Oil - 1 tbsp
Dry Red Chilli - 2 or 3
Urad dal - 1 tbsp
Channa Dal - 1 tbsp
To Temper: (Optional)
Oil - 1/2 tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves - 1 sprig
Method:
1. Shred the cabbage and chop the onion, tomato. Add oil in a pan and fry the urad dal, channa dal and dry red chillies until it is golden brown in medium flame. Remove it from the pan and allow it to cool.
2. In the remaining oil, saute the onions until it is translucent by adding a little salt. Along with this add the shredded cabbage, tamarind and chopped tomato.
3. Once the cabbage and tomato shrinks, add the grated coconut. Saute it again for another 4 to 6 mins in medium flame. Adjust salt and switch off the flame. Allow it to cool completely.
4. Initially, powder the urad dal, channa dal and dry red chillies finely. Along with this add the cabbage mixture and grind everything by adding few drops of water.
You can temper with the items under 'To Temper' and pour it over the chutney. Serve the delicious and healthy chutney with Idli/Dosa.
- Add a small piece of ginger while roasting onions, to get a geat flavour in the chutney
- Adjust the spiciness as per your need, mine was mild since I used only 2 chillies.
- I skipped the tempering this time, but you can temper based on your preference.
Happy's Cook - Divya
my favourite with idli or even with steamed rice
ReplyDeleteyummm it is ...with some spongy idlis...it would be superb
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