Capsicum Chutney

One day was thinking about Dinner plan. After big war between me and my brain, finally decided to prepare Dosai (i can very well read your mind voice, big war just to finalize Dosai !! 😔) as-usual got bored of regular gravies and chutnies. So again another as-usual, started googling to find some innovative and a different chutney. Googled! Googled!! and Googled!!! Tied 😑 Do you think will i leave it ??!! Never, Googling started again !! Tadaaaaaa, 😃 there flashed this Capsicum chutney. Immediately, checked the capsicum availability in my fridge. Varehvah ! there saw a poor yellow capsicum sitting. Grabbed it and within 15 minutes of time, the chutney was ready !

ALL YOU NEED:

Yellow Capsicum	1 No.
Big Onion	1/2 Nos.
Channa Dal	1/2 spoon
Urad Dhall	1/2 spoon
Red Chilly	4 Nos.
Grated coconut	1/4 cup
Roasted Peanut	4 spoons
Tamarind	1 inch
Salt	To Taste
Oil	1 tbsp

To Temper

Urad dal	1/2 spoon
Curry Leaf	5 Nos.
Mustard	1/2 spoon
Oil	1/2 spoon

METHOD:
     Dice the capsicum by taking out all the seeds. (i prefer using red capsicum, as it will give rich reddish color to your chutney) Dice the onoin as well. Heat a spoon of oil in pan, add channa dal, urad dal, when it turns golden brown, add red chilly, diced capsicum, diced onion, saute it for 4 mins by adding pinch of salt. Now add grated coconut, roasted peanut (as i was running out of coconut, i added peanuts, you can also omit) and tamarind. Give a saute. Switch off the flame. Let it cool down.

     Once done, grind it smoothly by adjusting salt and transfer it to a serving bowl. Now lets start the tempering process. Keep a pan, add a spoon of oil, add mustard, when it splutters, add urad dal and curry leaf. Put off the stove and add the tempered ingredients into the chutney and give a quick stir. Enjoy with crispy dosa or hot steamed idly.

♬ Sangeetha♡Nambi ♬

Mushroom Peanut Gravy

     It was a dinner time, thought of making chapati for dinner but what to do for sidedish. Asual opened the fridge and was standing infront of time for long time. Finally, got some 5 mushrooms, half capsicum and some fresh groundnut. Decided to do some dish using those leftovers. Added all the inhouse and in hand masalas and here come the outcome, which had heavenly taste.

ALL YOU NEED:

Mushroom	5 Nos.
Peanut	1/2 cup
Ginger Garlic Paste	1 spoon
Coriander Powder	1 spoon
Chopped Coriander	3 spoons
Turmeric Powder	Pinch
Chilly Powder	To Taste
Chopped Tomato	1 No.
Chopped Onion	2 Nos.
Garam Masala	1/2 spoon
Curry Leaf	6 Nos.
Cumin Seeds	1/2 spoon
Capsicum	1/2 cup
Mustard	1/2 spoon
Salt	To taste
Oil	2 spoons

To Grind:

Coconut	1/4 cup
Fennel Seeds	1 spoon
Cardamon	1 No.

METHOD:
     Grind the items listed under "To Grind" in a mixer by adding few amount of water. Now heat a spoon of oil in a pan, add mustard, cumin seeds. Now add curry leaf, chopped onion, saute it by adding pich of salt. Once done, add ginger garlic paste, when the raw smell goes off, add chopped tomato, saute for 5 mins, now add peanut and mushroom, saute for 2 mins. Now add turmeric powder, chilly powder, coriander powder and garam masala, keep on sauting until raw smell goes off. Once done, pour the grinded mixture, add 1/4 cup of water, adjust with salt. Allow it boil until it reached semi gravy consistency, now add diced capsicum, saute for 5 mins. All done, put off the flame and garnish with chopped fresh coriander leaf. Now serve with some roti or chapathi.

♬ Sangeetha♡Nambi ♬