Kara chutney/mixed chutney(Selvi)
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Dry red chilly - 4
Kadalai paruppu - 2 tblsp
urad dhal - 3 tblsp (white splitted)
sambar onion - 15
ginger - 1"
garlic - 4 cloves
tamarind - 1"
tomato- 2 med
salt reqd
in a pan add 1 tsp of oil fry the above ingredients one by one except salt. Firt grind both the dhals and chilly , coarsely without water. then add onion, ginger , garlic and grind with little water. Then add tomato, tamarind grind to a chuntey consistency. Mix with salt.
Now give tadka as usual with oil, kaduku, urad dhal, hing , curry leaves. mix the chutney nicely.
This is the basic recipe.
Now the variations i will give.
1. we can add coconut , 2 to 3 tblsp fry separately for a min in oil and grind with the above ingredients. If we add coconut u have to finish the chutney in 2 days. otherwise it will stay for 3 to 4 days.
2. we can also add the leaves like coriander, curry, pudhina. All one handful each, wash and saute in oil for 2 to 3 mins.
this will give a different taste.
3. Also any 2 leaves. curry - coriander/curry - pudhina/ pudhina- coriander. Each combination will give different taste.
4.. Also only one leaves we can use. Whatever it is wash and drain and then saute for 2 to 3 mins.
5. Also we can reduce the quantity of dry chilly and increase the quantity of ginger, this will give different taste.
This chutney is healthy, coz dhal, leaves is there, good for digestion, Everybody likes it.
This will goes very well with idli, dosa, uthappam, appam, idiyappam, rice roti, rice puri etc.
This can be done in huge quantity very easily.