Red Chili Chutney (Ranjaka)

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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5 Responses

  1. roopa, on July 9th, 2008 at 6:43 pm Said:

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

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  2. Ashwin U, on September 28th, 2008 at 11:30 am Said:

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

    Thanxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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  3. joanna, on January 17th, 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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  4. Lavanya, on February 19th, 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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  5. Netra V Naik, on March 7th, 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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