Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Spicy Red Bell Pepper chutney


Red bell pepper is usually sweet and is good in salads or to eat just like that. Add a few drops of lemon juice on raw bell pepper, add a bit of salt and pepper, it tastes absolutely delicious.
So when I first tasted red bell pepper chutney at a friends' place...I couldn't believe it...it was absolutely yummy!...Cos of the sweetness, add a lot of chillies to get it spicy....but again its your wish. I like it spicy, make it to your taste.
Its a good substitute to tomato chutney and tastes just as heavenly.
I had made it to go with the vadas for the party and the remaining, I ate it everyday with rice...I love it!
There are couple of ways you can make it. If you like crunchyness of the tempered daals in your chutney, add it when you temper it in the end with mustard seeds and jeera.
The other way is by adding it in the beginning before the garlic cloves and bell pepper to be sauteed and ground with the bell pepper. This way they won't be in the 'way'.
I did it this way this time...cos I was going to serve it in a party and wanted to be on the safe side!

Ingredients:

(Can be used in tempering or can be added to be ground along with bell pepper)

1/2 tbsp chana daal
1/2 tsp urad daal


3 red bell pepper, chopped roughly
1 golf sized ball of tamarind
6-8 green chillies
6-8 dry red chillies
6 garlic cloves


1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp jeera, cumin seeds
bunch of curry leaves

1 tbsp oil

Method:

Heat Oil in a pan. Add garlic and saute
(if going to add the chana daal and urad daal, add now)
Add the red bell pepper, green chillies and red chillies and saute till they cook. In the end, add the tamarind and let it cook for couple of minutes.
Let this cool and grind it to a thick paste.
Heat few more drops of oil in a small pan and do the tempering with mustard seeds, jeera and curry leaves. (If you did not add the chana daal and urad daal in the first step...add now and let brown).
When they splutter, add it to the red bell pepper paste.
They chutney is ready....Serve with idli, dosa, vada or hot steaming rice...
Enjoy!!!

17 comments:

  1. Chutney looks so thick and creamy delcious.

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  2. ahaa delicious chutney ...looks so spicy n colorful ...yummy

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

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  3. Yummyilicious chutney, would like to have rite now with some crispy dosas..

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  4. Looks creamy and spicy!Perfect with any dish :)

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  5. yummy chutney.first time in your space.lovely one.would love to follow you.

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  6. Hey...hubby dear loved this chutney @ the party....planning to make this sometime this week...tastes sooooo yummmyyyyyyyy

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  7. lovely colour and love the recipe....i make it with dosas and chappati at times.....
    Biny

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  8. Wounderful chutney smitha,have to try this...Very colourful.

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  9. What a lovely rich red color..BEAUTIFUL chutney..will try!

    US Masala

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  10. The chutney looks very red and delicious.

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  11. Love the color and definitely looks inviting.

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  12. too yummy!!! i jus luved it!!! thnx fr sharing!!!

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