cucumber chutney
typical south indian,hot chutney,spicy,mouth watering
Recipe by sakunthala of chennai, IN
this can be used instead of pickle.along with chappatis,idly,rice and parathas,it makes a easy and spicey side dish.serves four.
Ingredients
vegetarian
4 servings
- 1 cup finely cut cucumber
- 1/2 cup coconut-scrapped or finely cut
- 2 green chillies
- 1/2 tsp mustard
- 2 red chillies(dried)
- 2 tsp urad dhal
- a small ball of tamarind
- 1 tsp cooking oil
- salt to taste
Directions
- soak tamarind in water
- fry mustard, urad dhal, red chillies in the oil till it becomes light brown
- grind coconut,red chillies, green chillies and soaked tamarind in a mixer adding little water ,to a coarse paste
- add cucumber and salt to taste and grind for another minute.
- the chutney is ready to be served