Chutneys or relish are the best accompaniments to any meal. In fact, the Indian meal is not completed without chutneys or pickles. Though eaten in small amount, chutneys are so important that it is served first in the Indian thali
There is a wide range of chutneys as a number...
CUCUMBER-CARROT RAITA/KHEERA-GAJAR KA RAITA/ A SUPER COOL YOGHURT-BASED SIDE DISH
The spring season is going on and we are bidding goodbye to the wintertime in North India. A little heat can be felt now in the noon...
Course - seasoning/side dish/spice mix
Cuisine - Indian
Prep Time - 5 Min
Cook Time - 1o Min
Total Time - 20 Min
Yield - 100 gm or half cup approx.
Author - Bharti Dhawan
Ingredients
Whole red chilli - 2-3
Coriander seeds - 2 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
Fenugreek/methi seeds - 1 tbsp
Sesame seeds/safed til - 1...
Onion-Tomato Raita
The bliss of relishing chilled raita on a sultry summer day is inexplicable. Raita is a curd or yogurt based dish which is prepared by adding assorted fruits and vegetables. A few aromatics like mint-roasted cumin spice mix (pudina bhuna...
PYAZ KA ACHAAR /ONION PICKLE/ACHAARI PYAZ/प्याज़ का अचार
The pickling process of fruits and vegetables is as old as growing of them. Pickling had always been in practice to use the overproduction very sensibly to save from rotting. We...
Coriander or green chutney is the best accompaniment to any meal of the day. We can have it in the breakfast, lunch or dinner with the main course dishes. Our favourites, chaat dishes can't be imagined without this chapati, tangy chutney
When raw mangoes are in season I make green...
BHINDI RAITA/OKRA RAITA /भिंडी रायता
Sharing today unique raita prepared with everyone's favourite bhindi/okra/ladyfinger. Raita, a curd based dish that has cool effects on the stomach. As our country faces a hot and dry climate most of the year,...
Coconut Chutney
If you love the South Indian food, you might have loved their chutneys too which complete their cuisine. These are the best accompaniments and side dishes which have large variations and most of them contain fresh coconut. One such chutney is...
Raw Mango Chutney
Sometimes you just need that one smack of flavour, punch or colour to make the whole creation worth it.
That's what humble chutney has done for years. While continuing to do so, this Indian staple is now talking the centre stage and being preferred over jams, imported dips...
A few more days to go and this root vegetable will disappear from my local vegetable market (as the weather is changing). Before I say goodbye to it I wanted to preserve it to consume later and nothing is better than...