Coconut Tomato Chutney

Coconut tomato chutney is andhra special item and traditional one also.Iam using for prepare this chutney with mortar instead of mixie.In my  grand mother days there was no  mixie and grinder.They were preparing chutnies or masala powders with mortar.Mortar does not make the chutney smooth paste like mixie but the taste is different.we can enjoy that taste also. Mixing grated coconut with tomato is a wonderful combination.We should like to eat this chutney  with hot rice  completely without  any curry.

Cucumber tomato chutney

This is very simple and easy chutney.In andhra there is one common habbit while eating at the meal time.First they started to eat rice with pickle or chutney adding with ghee.That taste is really delicious.After that they like to taste the dals or other curries.So  preferance of chutney/pickle is main in andhra menu.Cucumber tomato  chutney is mixing up with three vegetables that gives many  nutrientional values.This chutney is famous in south indian especially in andhra.

Pudina chutney

Ingredients

mint leaves	1 cup
dry chillies	5
garlic cloves	10
cumin seeds	1 spoon
salt	to taste
tamarind	4 flakes

Method
add tamarind flakes in 1 /2 cup  of water and boil it.
after water is boiled put off the flame.
wash mint leaves with water.
1.add oil in a pan.
2.after heating the oil add dry chillies and fry for 2 minutes.after that keep them aside.
3.add mint leaves and fry for nearly 10 to 15 minutes in medium or low flame.
4.after frying the mint leaves take this in mixie jar.
5. also add fried dry chillies,garlic cloves,salt,cumin seeds,tamarind and in jar and make a paste adding water little by little.(tamarind flakes boiled water).
6.add 1 spoon of oil in a pan.
7.after heating the oil add  mustard seeds .
8.when they started to crackle add urad dal and fry .
9.when dal become light golden colour add curry leaves.put off then flame.
10.add this in mint chutney .taste the chutney if salt is enough or not.
11.if not add salt and mix the chutney well.
12.delicious and healthy mint chutney is ready.....

Ginger green chutney

Ingredients

ginger	100 grs
green chillies	100grs
tamarind	50 grs
salt	to taste
garlic cloves	10
cumin seeds	1 spoon
sugar	50 grs
oil	3 spoons
mustard seeds	1/4 spoon
urad dal	1/4 spoon
curry leaves	some

Dosakaya pachchadi

Ingredients

cucumber	1/4 kg
green chillies	8
garlic cloves	10
cumin seeds	1 spoons
salt	to taste
tamarind	2 flakes
oil	1 spoon
mustard seeds	1/4 spoon
urad dal	1/4 spoon
curry leaves	some
coriander leaves	some

curry leaves chutney

Ingredients

curry leaves	1 cup
dry chillies	7
garlic cloves	10
cumin  seeds	1 spoon
salt	to taste
tamarind	2 flakes
jaggery	small piece
mustard seeds	1/4 spoon
urad dal	1/4 spoon
oil	4 spoons

Ridge gourd tomato chutney

Ingredients

ridge gourd            2 medium size
tomatoes                2
green chillies         15
cumin seeds           1/2 spoon
garlic cloves          10
salt                         to taste
tamarind                2 flakes
oil                          3 spoons
mustard seeds        1/4 spoon
urad dal or 
chana dal               1/2 spoon
curry leaves           some
coriander leaves    some          
Method

clean the vegetables

cut green chillies into two pieces.donot need to cut any vegetable  into small pieces  for chutnies not like curry preparation.because we will grind this pieces. so cut green chillies  into  2 pieces for fry.
cut tomatoes into 4 or 5 pieces.
peel ridge gourd and wash them and cut into medium size pieces.
before cutting the pieces taste one piece of ridge gourd  because  some ridge gourds have bitter nature.if you add that ridge gourd in the chutney or curry became bitter taste.so donot forget to taste while cutting the ridge gourd and cucumber also.

1.heat the oil(2 spoons) in a pan.
2.after heating the oil add green chillies. and fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
 show alert when frying green chillies because they have the splutter  nature and jump off from oil if not cut them properly.for avoid this you can put lid  when frying the green chillies.
3.after frying the green chillies keep them aside.
4.add ridge gourd and tamarind  in the same oil and cook for some time.
5.when tamarind become soft take it out from the ridge gourd pieces .
6. add tomato pieces and cook for 15 to 20 minutes.put off the flame when the tomatoes is semi cooked.
7.put fryied green chillies ,salt ,cumin seeds,garlic cloves and tamarind in a mixie jar .and blend them.make a fine paste.do not add   water.
8.add ridge gourd pieces and tomato pieces in the paste of green chillies and only blend for 10 seconds.not crushed them completly .
9.add oil(1 spoon) in a pan.
10.after heating the oil add mustard seeds .when they began to splutter add urad dal or chana dal .fry until dal become light brown colour.
11. then add curry leaves  and coriander leaves.
12.add them into ridge gourd chutney.mix them. taste it .if you want more  salt  add it.

Tomato chutney

Ingredients

tomatoes               4 medium size
green chillies        14
oil                          4 spoons
tamarind               2 flakes
mustard seeds       1/4 spoon
cumin seeds          1/4 spoon
urad dal                 1/4 spoon
garlic cloves           8
curry leaves          some
coriander              some
salt                        to taste
Method

 clean the tomatoes and green chillies

cut tomatoes into 4 to 5 pieces.
cut green chillies into two parts.
1.heat oil(3 spoons) in a pan .
2.after heating the oil add green chillies. and fry them.
3.when you frying green chillies  and garlic should be alert because they have the nature to splutter. if we not cut them properly they can jump from the oil.so fry them carefully.
4.after frying the green chillies keep them aside.
5.in the same oil and tomato pieces and tamarind .cook until tomatoes become tender .
6.you can add some water if you want to cook tomatoes so soft. 
7.add fried green chillies,cumin seeds,garlic cloves,salt and tamarind in a  mixie jar .make a paste.
8.then add cooked tomato pieces.do not make fine paste.just crush the tomato pieces (use reverse button in mixie jar only for 3 seconds).
9.add one spoon oil in a pan .
10.after heating the oil add mustard seeds.
11.when they began to splutter add urad dal .
12.fry urad dal until they became light brown colour.
13.then add curry leaves and coriander leaves.
14.mix  all these with tomato chutney.
15.taste the salt .if not enough add more salt.
  

roasted chana dal chutney

Ingredients
dry chillies             8
green chillies         5
ground nuts            4 spoons
roasted chana dal   1cup
salt                          to taste
water                       1/4 cup
oil                             2 spoons
mustard seeds         1/4 spoon
cumin seeds            1/4 spoon
curry leaves            some

Method

1.add oil(1 spoon) in a pan.
2.after heating the oil add dry chillies.fry for a while(1 minute).keep them aside.
3.add green chillies and fry for 1 minute.keep it aside.fry ground nuts for 2 minutes.
4.many people donot fry roasted chana dal to prepare this chutney.if you  like  that you can add roasted chana dal with out fry .
5. fry roasted chana dal for one minutes.
6. add all these ingredients in a mixie jar and add salt and water.
7.make a paste.
8.add oil(1 spoon)in a pan.
9. after heating the oil add mustard seeds .
10.when they began to splutter add cumin seeds and currry leaves.fry for a while. add blended chutney .mix all very well.
11.this is very spicy chutney like to touch with any tiffin item (idly,upma,dosa,vada).

Tiffin chutney(ground nut chutney)

Ingredients

oil                           2 spoons
green chillies         10
ground  nuts           1cup
roasted chana dal   1/2cup
salt                          to taste
water                      1/4 cup
mustard seeds         1/4 spoon
cumin seeds            1/4 spoon
curry  leaves            some

Method

1.add oil(1spoon) in a pan.
2. after heating the oil fry green chillies for 2 minutes.keep aside.
3.add ground nuts .fry for 2minutes.keep it aside.
4.add roasted chana dal fry for 1minutes.
5.add all these in a mixie jar and add salt and water.
6.make a paste.
7.add oil (1 spoon) in a pan.
8.after heating the oil add mustard seeds .when began to splutter add cumin seeds and curry leaves .fry for 30 seconds .put off the flame.
9.add these in chutney .mix all very well.if you need add more salt.

Tindora chutney (dondakaya pachchadi)

Ingredients

tindora                1/4 kg
greeen chilles     20
garlic cloves       15  
tamarind             4 flakes
cumin                 1spoon
salt                      to taste(1 spoon)
oil                       4 spoons
mustard seeds     1/2 spoon
urad dal               1/2 spoon
curry leaves         some
coriander leaves  some

Method

1.add tamarind in 1/4cup of water and boil.when the water is boiling put off the flame.
2.cut tindora into pieces . cut green chillies also.some tindoras(5)cut into small pieces.donot fry these tindoras.
3.pour oil(3 spoons) in a pan.
4.add green chillies and fry .
5.after fring the green chillies take them into mixie jar.
6.add tindora pieces.keep the lid over it and fry for 25 to 30 minutes in low flame.
7.after frying tidora pieces add them into mixie jar.
8. add salt ,cumin seeds,garlic cloves and tamarind with water .
9.make a paste.
10.add oil(1 spoon) in a pan.
11. after heating the oil and mustard seeds .
12.when began to splutter add urad dal or chana dal.fry them
13.finally add curry leaves. add tindora paste  and raw tindora small pieces(which are not fried).mix all very well .
14.decorate with coriander leaves.

kandhi pachchadi కంది పచ్చడి

ingredients

red gram dal            100grs
tamarind                  small lemon size
cumin seeds            1spoon
red chillies               8
garlic cloves             15
salt                          to taste
oil                           5spoons
mustard seeds        1/2spoon
curry leaves           some

Method

add 3/4cup of water to tamarind and boil for 15minutes.
add 2 spoons of oil in a pan .
add red chillies and fry for 1minute.keep them aside.
add 1spoon oil in the same pan and add red gram dal .
fry red gram  dal until light brown colour appear .
fried dals gives good smell this is the indication to know dal is fried or not.
add fried red gram dal ,soaked tamarind(not with water),salt,fried red chillies,cumin seeds and garlic cloves to mixie jar and make paste adding boiled water(tamarind soaked water)
add oil in a pan.
after heating the oil add mustard seeds ,curry leaves.mix these with kandi pachchadi.

Coconut chutney with milk

Coconut chutney

Most of the people know how to prepare coconut chutney that is in light yellow colour. but this is in pure white colour,beautiful and very tasty because of mixing milk instead of water.

INGREDIENTS

coconut               -1
green chilles        -10 to 15
milk                     -1/4liter
salt                       -to taste
oil                        -3 spoons
mustard seeds     -1spoon
cumin seeds        -1/2spoon
urad dal               -1spoon
curry leaves         - some

break the coconut and remove the shell.peel the brown colour     which is placed under the shell.(with out doing this chutney does   not have pure white colour). wash the coconut shell and cut it into small pieces .

1. heat oil in a pan.

2. add green chillies and fry for some time(1 to 2 minutes).

3. add green chillies and coconut pieces into mixie jar ,and grind it.

4. add creamy milk into jar for make a soft paste.

5. add salt to taste.

6. heat oil in a pan

7. add mustard seeds,cumin seeds, urad dal finally add curry leaves. mix these all into  coconut chutney.