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Red Chilli Chutney – From Bangalore.

May 23, 2016 By appu 4 Comments

In the din and pollution of Bangalore, exists a quiet retreat. The garden is lush, and in the centre of it all stands my favourite tree – The Parijat. There is something about the small white flower with the orange stems. It has a hard grip on my list of all time favourites. In the days of the old, my grandmother and her sisters in law, would break the orange stem, and make a dye with it. They used it to colour their sarees and wore them for auspicious occasions.

The parijat flower

The parijat flower

In that serene atmosphere, lives Rekha with her husband and daughter. When she got married, her very foodie husband was appalled at her cooking skills, so he took her to his mother’s home for some training. Rekha being Rekha, understood that way to her husband’s heart is through his stomach (as it is with mine!) She dedicated her self to traditional cooking training. I say “well done” husband, because otherwise, we would have lost out on eating out of the hands of one of the best cooks I have ever met.

Rekha is clean, neat and extremely efficient. Her recipes have been so well measured, that nothing goes waste.

In the next few weeks, I will be adding a few of her recipes. The food you must have eaten, but her’s are worth trying out once.

red chutneu feature

Here is a simple Red Chilli Chutney. I asked her the traditional name for it, she just shrugged and said – Red Chilli Chutney. Well then. So be it!!

Since the time I made it, I’ve had it with everything – toast, pooran poli, in a salad. I even layered the base of Lasagna sheets with it, before putting in the fillings. It is not as spicy as it looks.

Red Chutney with anything

Red Chutney with anything

The taste of the jaggery and imli (tamarind), blend with the chillies, giving it the right tang and a hint of spiciness. For the palate that does not mind experimenting with a little spice, this recipe is a must try. And it’s adorably simple.

Red Chilli Chutney

Red Chilli Chutney

Ingredients for the chutney. Sans the red chillies

Ingredients for the chutney. Sans the red chillies


Red Chilli Chutney - From Bangalore
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For the complex tastes that hit your palate, this is a very simple, easy and quick recipe to make. Phenomenally versatile....
  • CourseSauces and Jams, Side Dish
  • CuisineSouth Indian
Servings Prep Time
150 grams appx 15 minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
5 minutes 5 minutes
Servings Prep Time
150 grams appx 15 minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
5 minutes 5 minutes
Red Chilli Chutney - From Bangalore
Print Recipe
For the complex tastes that hit your palate, this is a very simple, easy and quick recipe to make. Phenomenally versatile....
  • CourseSauces and Jams, Side Dish
  • CuisineSouth Indian
Servings Prep Time
150 grams appx 15 minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
5 minutes 5 minutes
Servings Prep Time
150 grams appx 15 minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
5 minutes 5 minutes
Ingredients
  • 75 gms Kashmiri Red Chillies
  • 1 tspn Jeera (Cumin) seeds
  • 1 small Ball of Tamarind
  • 1 small Ball of Jaggery
  • 1/2 tspn salt
  • 1 Stem Curry Leaves
  • 4 pods garlic peeled.
  • 1/4 Cup Drinking water To blend.
  • 1/4 tspn Methi (fenugreek) seeds
Servings: grams appx
Instructions
  1. Take off the stems of the red chillies and soak them whole, in room temperature water.
  2. While the chillies soak, dry roast the methi, jeera and curry leaves, on a non stick pan. Roast till the jeera gives off fragrance and the curry leaves look just a bit wilted.
  3. After 15 minutes drain the chillies and throw away the water.
  4. Blend together, soaked red chillies, dry roasted methi, jeera and curry leaves, tamarind, jaggery, garlic and salt in a blender. Use a little water to blend.
  5. Make a coarse paste. Don't blend till its too fine.
  6. Stores well in refrigerator for a week.
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Filed Under: Chutneys Tagged With: garlic, jaggery, no oil, red chilliy chutney, spicy, tamarind, vegetarian, versatile, yum

Comments

  1. Sharmila says

    May 23, 2016 at 8:52 am

    Sounds Yummy

    Reply
    • Appu says

      May 24, 2016 at 1:47 am

      you will love it sharmila!!

      Reply
  2. Priyanka says

    May 24, 2016 at 5:27 pm

    Sounds yummy and so easy !! Do we need to grind the tamarind directly ?!

    Reply
    • Appu says

      May 24, 2016 at 6:00 pm

      Yes Piyu. Just check for seeds and dump into the mixie with the rest of the stuff.

      Reply

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