Sunday, January 19, 2020

Sweet Peppers chutney

Sweet peppers chutney is a wonderful sweet-sour-salty chutney. The ingredients themselves add the sweetness, so no need to add any additional sugar! Goes well with dosas and idlis!
If sweet peppers are not available, sub with 2 bell peppers ( red or orange) , red works better.

Ingredients: (makes about 8oz of chutney)

10 mixed color sweet peppers. ( I get mine from Costco) chopped
1 Onion chopped
1 Roma tomato chopped fine
1/2 teaspoon ginger
Nickel sized tamarind
Oil
Salt

Tempering

1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon urad dal
1-2 dry red chilies
2-3 curry leaves.

Method:

In a pan, heat abou 2 tbsp oil, add the ginger and chopped onions and sauté till they turn brown.

Add the chopped sweet peppers , tomato and salt, sauté till all the peppers are well roasted and soften, if you prefer more sweetness then char the peppers, add tamarind and mix in while the peppers are hot, so it blends in.

Let it cool completely, then coarse grind the mix. Try not to add any water.

In the same pan before, take another tbsp of oil and add the tempering mix, wait till the mustard splutters, then add the coarse ground mix, and sauté for 5 mins, this will reduce the water in the chutney , bringing all the chutney together.

Serve hot or cold, garnish with cilantro if desired.







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