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Chutneys with Lentils-2

My first post on this section is here...

http://spiceomylife.blogspot.com/2010/06/chutneys-with-lentils-1.html

Here are the ingredients used for the recipes in this post:

This is the roasted lentil

Garlic, chopped.

Raw mangoes

Coriander Greens

Jaggery. Sugar can also be used instead of this.

2. Pigeon Pea and Coconut Chutney

Ingredients:

Pigeon Pea: 1 cup

Fresh Coconut (grated): 1/2 to 3/4 cup

Dried Red chillies: 4-5

Cumin Seeds: 2 tsp

Tamarind pulp: 1 Tbsp

Jaggery(grated): 1 Tbsp

Salt: To taste

Garlic (optional): 4-5 pods

Coriander Greens (chopped fine): 1Tbsp

Method:

Roast, the lentil till golden brown and keep aside till it cools down.
Roast the red chillies separately for one or two minutes.
Grind together all the ingredients, adding little water to make a very thick paste or to the required consistency.
Garnish with Coriander Greens and serve with hot steamed/boiled rice.

3. Pigeon Pea and Raw Mango Chutney

Ingredients:

Pigeon Pea : 1 Cup

Raw Mango: 1 (small sized)

Red Cillies-4-5

Cumin seeds; 2 tsps

Jagerry (grated): 1 Tbsp

Garlic (optional): 4-5 pods

Coriander Greens (chopped fine): 1 Tbsp

Salt: to taste

Method:

Roast, the lentil till golden brown and keep aside till it cools down.
Roast the red chillies separately for one or two minutes.
Peel and grate Mango
Grind together all the ingredients, adding little water to make a very thick paste or to the required consistency. You can add the grated mango in the last and just grind it for a minute.
Garnish with Coriander Greens and serve with hot steamed/boiled rice.

4. Pigeon Pea, Coconut and Raw Mango Chutney

Ingredients:

Pigeon Pea : 1 Cup

Grated fresh Coconut: 1/2 cup

Raw Mango (peeled and grated): 1/2 cup

Dried Red Chillies: 4-5

Cumin seeds; 2 tsps

Jagerry (grated): 1 Tbsp

Garlic (optional): 4-5 pods

Coriander Greens (chopped fine): 1 Tbsp

Salt: to taste

Method:

Roast, the lentil till golden brown and keep aside till it cools down.
Roast the red chillies separately for one or two minutes.
Grind together all the ingredients with a little water, to a thick paste or required consistency.
Garnish with Coriander Greens and serve with hot steamed/boiled rice.

Note:

If you want it to be more tasty, you can use 1Tbsp of Ghee(clarified butter) for roasting the lentil. Adjust the quantities of Chillies and Mango according to your taste.
The de-husked, split and cleaned lentil is pale yellow in colour. We use this for making the chutney.

There are certain seasons when we do not get vegetables properly. In India, during the hot summer months and the early part of the wet rainy season, there is not much availability of vegetables in the market- at least not at the prices which a common man can afford. Very few vegetables are available and that too at such prices that we don't feel like buying them at all. At that time we try to replace them or substitute them with other things like the preserved vegetables-pickles, purees, sun dried pieces of vegetables or lentils etc.

The chutneys made with lentils are very tasty, easy to make, nutritious, healthy and almost oil free recipes. They are rich in proteins. So here are some recipes from the Traditional Andhra Kitchen....

Please adjust the quantity of chillies according to your taste. We in Andhra eat it very spicy. I have given you the reduced quantity. Still it can be spicy.

1. Pigeon Pea Chutney (तुवर दाल की चटनी- కంది పచ్చడి)

Pigeon Pea or Red Gram is known as Tuar Dal (तुवर दाल ) in Hindi and Kandi Pappu( కంది పప్పు ) in Telugu. It is an important pulse crop in India and especially in Indian Vegetarian Kitchens this is most widely used. In South India this is consumed almost daily in one form or the other as this is tasty and nutritious. Its outer cover or husk is red in colour.

The de-husked, split and cleaned lentil is pale yellow in colour. We use this for making the chutney.

Roasted lentil.

This is the chutney which is one of the popular dishes of Andhra.

Ingredients:

Pigeon Pea: 150 gms

Red chillies(dried): 4-5

Cumin seeds: 2tsp

Garlic pods: 3-4 optional

Salt: To taste

Jaggery (grated): 1 tsp
Coriander greens(chopped finely): 1Tbsp

Method:

Roast the lentil, till it turns light brown in colour and gives off nice smell. Add red chillies and roast for a minute or two.
You can roast it in 1 tbsp of Ghee (clarified butter) for more taste.
Cool it and along with all other ingredients and a little water, grind it to a very thick paste. Garnish with Coriander greens.
Serve with steamed/boiled rice and ghee. Make it more liquidy by adding more water to serve with rotis or chapattis. This keeps only for a day, unless refrigerated. Anyway it is best to eat it fresh.

Keep watching for other recipes in this section....