Peanut Ginger Chutney

Apparently Ginger Chutney is a popular Andhra recipe:

http://fingerlickingfood.blogspot.com/2007/11/set-dosa-with-vegetable-saagu-curry.html

http://www.sailusfood.com/2008/06/30/allam-pachadi-ginger-chutney/


Here is a variation of ginger chutney that I found very delicious:

1. Chop and pan-fry with 1 tbsp of vegetable/canola oil:
Half medium sized onion, one small green chilli and skinned two-inch ginger.

2. Roast one cup (the plastic cup that comes with rice cookers) shelled skinned peanuts

3. Dump all the above into a mixer, add three tbsp of water and grind to a coarse paste (it should look and feel like hummus)

4. Add 3/4 tsp of salt to the paste and mix well.

That is our Peanut Ginger Chutney.

I found that this chutney goes very well with plain dosa. I have also tried this as a spread for multi-grain bun and the sandwich is absolutely delicious.

Tomato Peanut Kurma

This recipe is a variation on the regular tomato-coconut kurma like the one at:

http://towardsabettertomorrow.blogspot.com/2006/02/tomato-kurma.html

Here is a variation on the tomato chutney:
http://funnfud.blogspot.com/2007/09/roasted-tomato-and-peanut-chutney.html


1. Roast 1/2 cup (the plastic cup that comes with rice cookers) of peanuts (shelled and husked)

2. Chop and pan-fry in 1 tbsp of vegetable/canola oil:
Half medium sized onion and two cloves of garlic

3. When the above gets translusent, add 1/4 tsp of turmeric and 1/2 tsp of red chilli powder. Toast the mixture in low flame for two minutes.

4. Dump all the above into a mixer/blender and add 3 cups (the plastic cup that comes with rice cookers) of chopped tomatoes and about 1/4 cup of water. Grind the mixture to a thick liquid.

5. Dump the above back to the pan, and add one inch of cinnamon and two cloves. Stir in 1 tsp of salt. Boil the liquid in medium flame for about 10 minutes.

That is our Tomato Peanut Kurma.

This handy kurma can be used in many different ways like:

1. Delicious accompaniment for plain idlis and plain dosas.
2. Delicious accompaniment for plain naans.
3. Delicious sauce for pastas.






Also see:
1. Tomato-Coconut Chutney
2. Tomato-Peanut Pachadi
3. Groundnut tomato chutney