32 Spicy Indian Chutneys

By Agrihortico CPL

This is a small booklet/pamphlet of about 35-40 pages regarding various recipes of spicy Indian chutneys. Chutneys can be prepared from fruits, nuts and dry fruits, vegetables and mixed fruits and vegetables. This booklet contains some popular recipes of food chutneys, vegetable chutneys and dry fruit chutneys.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AGRIHORTICO
• Release date: Mar 19, 2021

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Curry Leaf Chutneys

Curry leaf is a popular leaf spice used in many Asian food preparations for food flavouring purposes. Botanical name of curry leaf plant is Murraya koenigii. It belongs to the family Rutaceace.

Curry leaf is rich in various antioxidants and therefore it offers numerous health benefits also. Curry leaves are used in foods in small quantities. Curry leaf plant is a leafy-spice crop grown for its fresh, aromatic leaves. Fresh curry leaves, sometimes dried and frozen curry leaves also, are used as a flavouring agent and tastemaker in many South Asian food preparations. It is also used in making chutneys. Some popular curry leaf chutney recipes are given below:

Figure 1: Curry Leaf Plant

Chutney 1: Curry Leaf Chutney Paste

Ingredients Required:

Onehandfulofmixedpulses:blackgram,greengram and bengalgram

2-3 fresh clean sprigs of curryleaves

2-4 tablespoons of cookingoil

2-3 dry redchillies

One pinch of asafoetidapowder

1 teaspoon of mustardseeds

1 tablespoon of tamarindpulp

Salt totaste

Method of Preparation: Heat 1-2 tablespoons of cooking oil in a shallow frying pan. Now add one handful of green gram, black gram, 2-3 red chillies and one pinch of asafoetida powder.

Now, fry all the ingredients well and after that add 2-3 fresh clean sprigs of curry leaves. After frying curry leaves to the right level, remove the pan from the gas stove and let it cool. Now make a paste of these ingredients by grinding finely with water.

Seasoning or Tempering: Now we have to make a seasoning for the chutney paste in