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GARLIC CHUTNEY

Ingredients:
Garlic peeled-1 cup
Tamarind paste-1 spoon
Red chillies-6(depending on the hotness)
Salt as per taste
Sesame oil-5 tbsp
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
Curry leaves-few

 Method:
Grind garlic, tamarind and chillies all together with salt. Heat pan and heat sesame oil and add mustard seeds. Let it pop out add curry leaves and then the grinded paste. saute till raw smell goes.
Serve with Idly Dosa, Chapati or with curd rice.

  Nutritional Info:
contains magnesium, manganese, riboflavin, thiamin, niacin  and high in vitamin C, Iron, calcium, phosphorous and good fat.
Good for acidity issues, obese issues as it will help cut down fat, helps remove gas formed in stomach and intestine.





 RED/YELLOW CAPSICUM CHUTNEY

Ingredients:
capsicum red or yellow -1 cup
urad dhal-5tbsp
Red chillies-5
Tamarind paste-1tsp
Oil-4sp
Mustard seeds-1tsp

 METHOD:
Heat pan add little oil and add urad dhal and fry till golden colour and add chillies and capsicum pieces, tamarind paste and fry till they are tender. Remove from fire and cool it and grind it. Remove from blender and garnish with popped mustard seed in oil.

Goes well with idly, dosa, chapathy and rie.

Nutritional Info:
Vit A, Vit C, and protein and tracec of minerals and fats
Suitable for all kind of people


 COCONUT CHUTNEY

 Ingredients:
Fresh Coconut- 1/2 coconut
Green Chillies-2 depending on spicyness
Oil-1tsp
Mustard Seeds-1/2 tsp
Urad Dhal-1 tsp
Curry leaves few

Method:
Grind cocont and green chillies in a mixie. Heat oil in a pan. When oil is heated add mustard seed let it pop and then add urad dhal when it tries to turn yellow gold add curry leaves. Pour this seasoning into the cocont mix. Serve with Dosa , idly or use as you like.
If you are using red dried chillies fry them and use same as green chillie.
 NUTRIONAL INFO:
Has good fat and less cholestrol and Has traces of vitan A and E. Gives nourishinging to your body. Acididty and digestive issue people can avoid coconut based chutneys.Diabetic can avoid this chutney as it might increase the sugar in your body.




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