Ginger Chutney

Ginger chutney is one of my all time favorite that goes well with most of the breakfast's like Idly or Dosa or Upma or Vada or with hot rice; Add ghee to the chutney while serving to make it more delicious;

Ingredients: 

Tamarind (Chintapandu)       - Pedda usirikaya size (Big amla sized)
Allam (Ginger)                      - Around 10 grams (or big Amla sized)
Bellam (Jaggery)                   - Take twice the amount of ginger
Red Chillies                           - 10 (Adjust per your spice level)
Menthulu (Fenugreek seeds) - 1/2 tsp
Aavalu (Mustard seeds)         - 1 tsp
Minapappu (Urad Dal)          - 2 tsp
Salt                                         - To Taste
Pasupu (Turmeric Powder)    - 1/4 tsb
Inguva (Asafoetida)               - 1/8 tsp
Karivepaku (Curry leaves)    - Handful
Cooking oil                            - 8 tsp to 10 tsp

Preparations:

1.    Soak tamarind in 1/4 cup water for 30 mins or micro-wave for 2 mins after adding water.

2.    Wash ginger cleanly, dry it for few mins and make sure it's not wet; Cut it into small 1' pieces.

3.    Grate jaggery and keep aside.

4.    Cut/split red chilles into small pieces (around 1.5' each).

5.    Wash curry leaves and make sure leaves doesnt have any water left on them.

 Method:

1.    Heat oil in a pan;

2.    Add fenugreek seeds and urad dal to the oil; fry them until those turn golden brown;

3.    Add mustard seeds now, fry for 1 to 2 mins;

4.    Add asafoetida to the to the oil and;

5.    Then add red chillies to the oil, make sure red chilles are fried properly;

6.    Now add curry leaves, fry the leaves properly;

7.    Turn-off the stove and let these fried ingredients cool down;

8.    Once fried mixture is cooled down, take them into a mixer jar, add salt + turmeric + Tamarind + Ginger + jaggery; Grind them into a fine paste;

9.    Take the chutney into a bowl from mixer jar;

 

Yummy ginger chutney is now ready, serve it with any breakfast or hot white rice + ghee;

Hope you like this and try at your home, please let me know your comments;