Raw Mango - Walnuts Chutney

Raw Mango Urge!

Raw Mangoes are plenty in the market and as soon as you see it you grab some thinking of cooking up so many things in the mind. Once you see a mango your mouth starts watering thinking of  its tongue biting savoury. What ever it is you need them in your vegetable shelf. It nothing works out you just cut and put salt and eat them up. That is my way of buying mangoes.

I have done Raw Mango Chutney, with raw mango, green chilly, little ginger and Walnuts. I just wanted to try this wall nuts instead of chenna  (hurikadale or Kadle or putani as we call).

Things Needed

Raw Mango pieces : 1 Small cup (or one small mango)
Coconut : 1 Cup
Wallnuts : Handful ( 6 to 8 pieces)
Green Chilly : 2 to 3
Ingh : a pinch
Salt : as required
Oil : 1 Tea spoon
Mustard seeds : 1/2 Tea spoon
Curry Leaves : 4 to 6

Method

1.Wash and cut mangoes, green chilly  into small pieces. Grate coconut.

2. Now grind mangoes, ingh, walnuts, Salt into paste consistency. ( Use little water).

3. Remove from the mixi jar and put it in a bowl.

4. Keep a small pan on the fire and add oil and heat. Put mustard seeds and let it spurt. Add ingh and curry leaves.
5. Add this friend mustard seeds to the chutney and serve with the main dish you have prepared.

Chutney served with Idlis.

Note : Do not add more water while grinding. It taste different and may not be nice. Adding onions or garlic is optional. I have used coconut oil. (optional). Adding more or less chilly according to your wish.
Time : 10 minutes.
Serves : 4 to 5 

Chat Pat Veggy Pakodas

It is raining here like a rainy day. The weather has turned chill and craving to have some pakodas or fried food.
I just checked in the fridge for some vegetables. I could get only the capsicum. Then onions in the basket in my kitchen store. This will be more than enough to fill the pakoda dough.
Just tried some chatpat (fast) pakodas and here they are goes well with  hot cup of coffee or tea or even juice. It can be nice to eat with your lunch.
Lets see the recipe now.

Things Needed :

Onions : 2
Capsicum : 1
Channa flour : 2 to 3 Tablespoons
Rice Flour : 1 Tablespoon
Jeera : 1/2 Teaspoon
Red chilly powder : 1 Teaspoon
Salt : required 
Curry Leaves : 5 to 6
Oil : 1 Cup

Method :

1. Remove the outer skin of onion and wash it. Wash capsium.

2. Cut onions and capsicum in to small pieces. Cut curry leaves into small.
3.Take a bowl and put capsicum, onions, curry leaves , Channa flour (besan) and rice flour.

4. Add salt, jeera and chilly powder. Add a tea spoon of hot oil. Mix it nicely.

5, Keep a frying pan on the fire. Put oil and let it turn hot. (frying temperature).
6. Take a handful dough and squeeze out the dough through your fingers.

7. Fry them nicely till golder brown on both side and remove from the pan.
8. Put it on a kitchen tissue, so that extra oil is absorbed by the tissue.
9. Serve Hot pakodas with a cup of coffee or tea.

Note :
Do not add any water to mix the dough. The dough should be thick. You can add carrots to this pakodas. It should be eaten when it is hot. No need to add any cooking soda.
Time : 10 minutes.
Serves : 2 to 3 .