Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Kottimeera Pachadi ( Cilantro chutney)

Ingredients:

2 cups cilantro
3 tbs thick tamrind paste
1 tsp chilli powder
salt
1/2 tsp sugar (or) jaggary

For Tadka:

3 tbs oil
1 tsp cumin and musturd seeds
pinch of hing (asafoetida)
2 dry red chillis

Method:

Cook tamarind paste on a low flame until raw smell is gone .

In a blender add cilantro, tamarind paste ( cooked) ,salt, chilli powder and jaggary grind to a smooth paste ( if necessary add 2 to 3 tbs water )

Heat oil in a pan add cumin seeds,musturd seeds , dry red chillis , hing and ground cilantro paste
saute for 1 min .
Done

serve hot with rice or idli ,dosa ,roti .

27 comments:

  1. Wow.. something new chutney Sagari !!
    spicy Tangy.. !! Pic is also tangy tangy :) !! Good one !!

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  2. An addition to new types of chutneys...thanks for sharing

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  3. I want mine with some dal and rice.

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  4. Nice variation on my usual coriander chutney. I love anything with tamarind in it! :)

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  5. Hi Sagari, my first time here :). Lovely dishes you've here. As soon as I laid eyes on the "kottimeera pachadi" all I could think of was a plate of hot steaming idlis. My saturday moring is set..thanks. Yummmmmmm...

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  6. This is totally a new type of chutney for me. Love it!

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  7. First time I'm seeing a kottimeera pachadi which is not green, Sagari. Interesting!

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  8. Chutney looks delicious, like adding tamarind after they are cooked.

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  9. it should have been so tasty..love this tangy chutney.

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  10. ummm...Few dosas with that chutney and my dinner is done! Good one!

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  11. hey very different chutney sagari....i am surely going to try this out dear.

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  12. Love the color! Chilli pd gives it diff taste than the green chillies. Good one Sagari!:)

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  13. This is a new chutney for me.. looks great though!

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  14. Looks mouthwatering, the look of it is making me drool!!Thanks for the recipe.

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  15. How very delicious! Mr. Cakespy is quite the Indian cooking buff, so I am going to pass this on to him!

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  16. This sounds delicious Sagari and a new chutney for me too.

    Rosie x

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  17. What a nice chutney! So very different from the one I make always.

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  18. yes, as Sra said first time I am seeing the kottimeera pacchadi not being green. Looks like a new version. Love it. Looks so yummy!

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  19. Hi Sagari, me again - I hope you don't mind but tagged you for a meme.

    http://rosiebakesapeaceofcake.blogspot.com/

    Rosie x

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  20. this is something original!!! sounds really good!!

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  21. Mmm..what a mouthwatering recipe, Sagari. I love trying out different kinds of chutneys. Thanks for posting this!

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  22. Delicious! Your picture is gorgeous! I want to rush into the kitchen to reproduce this!

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  23. No coconut? wow... so it's low calorie chutney. I think this would be great on chaats too. Thanks for sharing it.

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