Kuchida Khara is a chutney made of red/green chillies. It goes well with chapatis – especially if you like very very spicy foods! It can be stored in the refrigerator for a longer time.
Ingredients:
Green/Red chilies, Salt, Cumin seeds, White Til (sesame seeds), Methy seeds (Fenugreek), Dry coconut (grated or pieces), Garlic, Tamarind paste and brown sugar(jaggery).
Process:
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Take two hundred grams of cleaned chillies.
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Roast them on a slow heat in a vessel with sufficient quantity of oil(couple of tablespoons) for about 15 to 20 minutes.
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Put the chillies along with cumin seeds 20 grams, white til 20 grams, Methy seeds 20 grams, grated dry coconut 20 grams, 3 cleaned garlic bulbs (whole bulbs in India or a 6-7 cloves of garlic in USA), tamarind paste about one table spoon and brown sugar (jaggery) and salt to taste in a grinder.
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Grind to coarse paste.
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The whole mixture is taken in a seperate vessel, a small amount of water is added and brought to boil for about 5 min and cooled.
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Season with oil, mustard seeds and asafoetida.
Typically Served With:
This goes well with chapatti, rotti etc.
Filed under: Chutneys, Meals (Oota) | Tagged: khara chutney, kucchida khara, menthe
