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Capsicum and Peanut Chutney


Today's recipe for Blogging Marathon #34 under the theme cooking with Capsicum is a simple yet delicious chutney.
This chutney I learned from one of my friend who makes excellent and innovative chutneys with veggies.
She uses sesame seeds also along with the peanut,as I ran out of sesame seeds used peanuts only for this chutney.
Addition of sesame seeds is an added flavor for the chutney.Now off to the recipe...................


Basic Information

Preparation Time 10 minutes
Cooking Time 10 minutes
Serves 2

Ingredients

IngredientQuantity
Green Capsicum/kudamilagai 1/2cup(chopped)
Peanuts/verkadalai1/4cup
Green Chilly/pachamilagai3-4
Garlic/poondu1 fat clove
Tamarind/pulipeanut size
Coriander leaves/kothamalli4-5 strands
Saltto taste
Oil1tbs

For the tempering

IngredientQuantity
Mustard seeds/kadugu1/4tsp
Urad dhal/ulutham paruppu1/2tsp
Asafoetida/perungayama pinch
Curry leaves4-5 leaves



Method

Heat 2 tsp of oil in a pan and fry the peanuts and green chillies till it turns golden.Now add in the chopped capsicum and saute it till the capsicum become soft and tender.Let the mixture gets cool down.


After cooling put the mixture in a blender,to this add the chopped coriander leaves,garlic,tamarind and salt.Pulse it for 15-20 seconds then add little water and grind it to a bit coarse paste.Tranfer it to a bowl.Now heat a pan with a tsp of oil and do the tempering and add it to the chutney.Mix it well.


Simple and flavorful chutney is ready.


Serve it with idly or dosa.


Enjoy................................................

  • Fry the peanuts in a medium flame to get fried evenly and the amount of chilly can be adjusted according to personal preference.

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