Chutneys galore

Ingredients:

• Pickled loobikka-15
• Small Onions-5
• Green chilli-3
• Salt-if needed
• Coconut Oil-2tbsp

Method

• For pickling, wash loobikka well and drain and dry with a clean cloth
• In a jar, fill water (boiled and cooled) and add 2-3 tbsp of salt . Mix well
• Then add loobikka and close with a tight lid and keep in a dark place for a few days

For making chammanthi

• In a jar, add deseeded loobikka, small onion and green chilli. Just crush them by whipping for a few seconds into a coarse paste
• To this mix, add coconut oil and mix thoroughly
• Give a taste check-if the salt is less, add more salt and enjoy the tangy spicy loobikka chammanthi

Pottukadala Chutney /Gram Dal Chutney

Ingredients

• Gram dal-3tbsp
• Urad dal-2tsp
• Grated coconut-4tbsp
• Fenugreek seeds/uluva-4 no
• Dry red chilli-1 or 2 depending on the spice level
• Shallots-4
• Curry leaves-1 string
• Curd-1 to 2 tbsp depending on the
• sourness
• Sugar-2 pinch
• Salt- to taste
• Water –Little
• Sesame oil-1tbsp
• Mustard seeds-less than 1/4 tsp
• Curry leaves
• Dry red chilli-1

Method

• Fry gram dal,urad dal,dry red chilli, fenugreek separately
• Keep aside
• Now slightly roast small onion and
• grated coconut until the raw smell goes
• Now grind everything to a fine paste (gram dal,urad dal,red chilli,
• fenugreek,small onion,coconut,curry leaves, salt, sugar and water )
• In a bowl, add curd, mash well with a spoon.To this, add chutney and mix well
• Now season with mustard seeds,curry leaves and red chilli
• Mix well and check the salt

Dried Prawns Chammanthi

Ingredients

• Dried Prawns - a handful
• Freshly Grated Coconut -half the amount of prawns
• Dry red chilly- 3 or according to your taste
• Shallots -3
• Coconut oil- 1 tsp(opt)
• Salt- to taste

Method

• Remove head and tail of the dried prawns
• Wash properly and drain it well
• Heat a pan and fry the dried shrimps
• Fry them on medium heat
• When roasted (crisp), transfer this to a bowl and keep aside
• Fry dry red chilli in the same pan for 1-2 minutes
• Then add fried prawns, grated coconut, chilli, shallots, curry leaves and salt together in a jar and grind to a coarse mixture
• Check the salt
• If you want you can pour 1tsp of coconut oil to the chammanti and mix well
• The mouthwatering dry prawns chammanthi is ready. Have it with rice or kanji