Onion Raw Mango Chutney

This is something Prerna brought for lunch today and it was really yummy :) it gets done pretty soon too :)

What you will need :

2 medium onion - chopped roughly
1 medium raw onion - cut up into cubes
2 red dry chillies (adjust according to taste)
2 cloves of garlic
pudina leaves - 10 - 15 nos
Salt to taste

How to make it :

Put all of them together in the mixie and roughly whisk intermittently until roughly ground.

Optional : You can make a tadka of oil and mustard seeds and add it to this.

Goes well with phulkas :) If ur taste buds are a little like mine, you might like it with dosa's and idli's too :)

Ugadi Pachadi

Today is Ugadi - the New Year in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. It's the time to make new beginnings and realize new dreams and above all enjoy Ugadi pachadi. It is a sweet and sour pachadi or chutney made of tantalizing ingredients like raw mango, tamarind, jaggery and neem flowers and is a "MUST" on this day. Its quite easy to make. Let me tell you how.

What you will need :

• 2 tsp neem flowers
• 4 tsp crushed jaggery (gur)
• one small lemon size ball of tamarind made into thick tamarind water (imli)
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp oil
• 1 tbsp finely chopped raw mango
• 2 cups water

How to make it:

• Add the raw mango pieces to the tamarind water and bring to a boil until the mango pieces are tender.
• To this, add jaggery and let it cook till it melts and blends into the mixture.
• Remove from heat and keep aside
• Take a pan, heat oil and add mustard seeds let them splutter, add neem flower and fry till light brown. Add chilli powder , salt and mix well
• Add this tadka to the tamarind - mango juice
• Serve in small quantities as an accompaniment to the main course food or can be drunk as it is :)