5 Mts Chutney

Ingredients:

Dry Red Chilli – 5

Garlic – 6 fat cloves ( if using small garlic use 12)

Onion – 1 finely chopped

Lemon Juice – 3 tblspn

Mustard Seeds / Kaduku -1 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil- 5 tblspn ( try to use Indian Gingelly oil / Nala Ennai)

Method:

Heat 1 tblspn oil in a kadai. Add red chilli and garlic and fry till light golden.

Remove this to a blender and add salt and lemon juice and make into a fine puree. Add some water if needed. Put this into a bowl.

Heat 5 tblspn of oil in a pan.  Add mustard seeds and allow them to pop.

Now add in finely chopped onions and fry them till they turn golden. Pour this oil over the chutney and mix well.

Serve with dosa or idli.

Dry Garlic Chutney

Ingrediants:

Garlic – 10 cloves

Dessicated Coconut / Dry Coconut / Kopara – ½ cup

Chilli Powder -2 tblspn

Coriander Powder / Malli Podi -1 tsp

Tamarind paste – 2 tsp

Oil-1 tsp

Salt to taste

Method:

Take everything in a blender and blend it coarsely.

Remove this and store it in a air tight container..You can use this as a sidedish for idlis, dosas and many more..

Keep it in the freezer for more than a month.

Garlic Rice

I love garlic in anything...This dish is one of the best dish of mine..This is one of the most simplest yet flavourful rice preparation...

Ingrediants:

Rice-2 cup

Garlic-10 cloves chopped

Green chilli-2 chopped

Cinnamon / Pattai-1 inch piece

Cumin seeds / Jeerakam-1 tsp

Raisins/kishmish-1 tblpsn

Peanuts / Verkadalai-1 tblpsn

Cashews-1 tblspn

Almonds / Badam-1 tblspn

Pepper-1 tblspn

Coriander leaves for garnishing

Oil-1 tblspn

Salt to taste

Method:

Soak rice for 30 min.Cook rice by adding some salt and oil in it.

In a kadai heat oil and fry garlic..Add almonds,peanuts and cashews and fry till golden.

Throw in cinnamon,cumin seeds and mix well.

Add green chilli, raisins, salt and mix well.

Now add in cooked rice,pepper and toss well.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.