Red Chili Chutney (Ranjaka)

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Posted on March 21, 2008 by Harsha Bennur

Well any native of Dharwad or Bijapur knows Ranjaka! Or the famous, aradidda khara. This is another recipe for folks who love spicy spicy food! This can be kept for 1 week at room temperature or 1 month in refrigerator.

Ingredients:

Fresh red chillies 200 grams, Garlic bulbs three (India size), Cumin seeds 20 grams, Fresh coriander chopped 50 grams, Tamarind paste 2 table spoons, Salt, Brown sugar (jaggery) to taste and Oil.

Process:

The fresh and cleaned chillies 200 grams are roasted on a low fire in a small quantity of oil for about 5 – 8 minutes.
To this all other ingredients are added and ground to a fine paste in grinder/wet grinder.
The paste thus obtained is transferred to a bowl and seasoned with 4 table spoons hot oil with asafetida and mustard seeds.

Typically Served With:

This hot and tasty preparation goes well with rotti, chapatti for hot and spicy good lovers!!

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Filed under: Chutneys, Meals (Oota) Tagged: | chillies, chutney, kemp khara, red chilli

9 Responses

roopa, on July 9, 2008 at 6:43 pm said:

hi harsha..
just happened to see u’r blog.great recipes.Thanks

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Ashwin U, on September 28, 2008 at 11:30 am said:

This is something my fav and was searching for a long time

Thanxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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joanna, on January 17, 2009 at 11:43 pm said:

hi harsha
ur recipe of ranjaka looks mouth watering.since u r from karnataka i would like to ask whether u know of a recipe of chillies which are preserved and made with curd and jeera powder.its dry and u have to fru to eat them.recently my mom got a packet of such chillies from bengaluru and they are simply delicious.can u giv me the recipe i u know.thanks

Hi Joanna,
I will get you the recipe from my parents – I know which one you are referring to here .
Stay tuned.
Harsha

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Lavanya, on February 19, 2009 at 9:05 pm said:

Hi Harsha,

Thanks for posting Uttara Karnataka recipes,on the blog. Can we use dry red chillies instead of fresh ones for preparing Ranjaka?
Hi Lavanya,
Yes you can use dry red chillies. Use garlic and oil to make it like a paste. Enjoy!
Harsha

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Netra V Naik, on March 7, 2009 at 11:43 pm said:

I Like your veg food but i want to know about non veg food also. Can you please send the recipes.

Hi Netra,

My mom does not cook non veg food – so we don’t have those recipes .

Cheers!
Harsha

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Anjali J., on March 23, 2010 at 3:01 pm said:

hey, gud to see this ranjaka recipe.. u have a huge collection of north karnataka recipes.. im from hubli basically, but never tried many of the karnataka recipes, since im away from family.. i can follow ur recipes now.. can u pls post kharik paysa recipe?

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Tanisha, on April 10, 2011 at 3:09 am said:

Nice recipe. Brahmins make it using lemon juice, hing and methi. Lemon juice instead of tamarind and hing because they dont eat garlic. I prefer that version.

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Harish N Shetty, on June 29, 2011 at 12:33 pm said:

I was searching for north Karnataka receipe since long. Greate recipes. I want to know recipe of UNDI’s (prepare for Nagara Panchami) and different pallyas which is prepared without coconut (unlike Mangaloriens). I am thankful to you if you add these to this site.
Regards,
Harish Shetty
Mangalore

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INAMDAR DRY FRUITS, on November 4, 2011 at 1:12 am said:

Hi,
we prepare North karnataka dharwad special brahmin style mouth watering food items(allittu,huli pudi,mandige,menthehittu,saarin pudi,chakkali,chatnipudi etc) and sell at Inamdar Dry Fruits near vanavasi ram mandir temple malamaddi dharwad phone 0836-6990199 and 2740144. We don’t send any parcel. Now new Ranjaka and TOKKU available. Thank you.
Vijay.

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