Spice up your life with simple recipes

Importance of Spices

Spices not only add flavor to our food but are also good for our health.

I will take you on a tour to make 3 exciting and EASY chutneys which you can use as a side-dish and can be an accompaniment for the main food as well.

What is a Chutney?

Chutney is a condiment used in Asian cuisine that usually contains a mixture of spices and vegetable and/or fruit. They are either wet or dry and have a coarse to fine texture.

These chutneys go well with pasta, rice, bread, or any meat of your choice.

Coriander Chutney

1. A bunch of coriander

2. 3 oz peanuts

3.Half an onion

4. 1 Tomato

5. 2-3 dates

6. 3 green chillies OR 2 teaspoon red chilli flakes

7. half lemon squeezed

Crush ALL the ingredients from 1-6 in a grinder. Squeeze the lemon and add salt according to taste.

Coconut chutney

1. 8 oz shredded coconut
2. 2 teaspoon of red chilli flakes OR 2 green chillies
3. 3 oz of peanuts

Crush ALL the above in a grinder. Add salt according to taste.

In a frying pan Add 1 teaspoon of oil. Add 1 teaspoon of mustard seeds and let the seeds crackle in the oil.

Take the pan off the stove and pour it on the coconut chutney.

Tomato Chutney

1. 4 tomatoes
2. 3 oz peanuts
3. 3 green chillies OR 2 teaspoon red chilli flakes
4. Half an onion

Crush ALL the above in a grinder and add salt to taste.

In a frying pan Add 1 teaspoon of oil. Add 1 teaspoon of mustard seeds and let the seeds crackle in the oil.

Take the pan off the stove and pour it on the tomato chutney.