Recipes From My Kitchen

Chilli oil is a great way to add spiciness to your salads and soups, and bring out its flavours. Its really easy to make and tastes delicious. It can be made with vegetable oil or peanut oil too, depends on what you plan to do with the finished product. I have used garlic to make it more flavourful. Like all hot oil infusions, the secret to making chilli oil lies in getting the temperature of the heated oil just right. Too cool and the oil won’t absorb the flavors; too hot and the chilli flakes will burn. For best results, use peanut or canola oil. You can also use olive oil if desired, just make sure it has a high enough smoking point. Steer clear of extra virgin olive oil. This is a basic recipe for chilli oil. Once you’ve got the technique right, feel free to jazz it up by adding garlic, ginger, cumin, sugar or other spices. To make it even hotter, add more dried chilies or reduce the oil to 1/3 cup. The chilli oil can be used almost immediately, but for best results lea...

Avocado Hummus recipe is like guacamole and hummus in one, and it is the smoothest and creamiest hummus recipe I’ve ever made! And the flavour is unbelievably delicious! Perfect for pita chips and veggies, or use it as a spread on your favourite veggie sandwich. This easy avocado hummus dip is also the perfect snack any day any time! This homemade hummus can be made in under 10 minutes and it makes for the perfect midday snack. To make the hummus extra creamy, peel the chickpeas skin! Yes! Peel the chickpea skin. This trick definitely gives you a creamy hummus. Another important trick is to add 2 cubes of ice while grinding. This gives a great color to the hummus. Serves - 4 Ingredients: 1 cup boiled chickpeas, drained 1 medium to large ripe avocado, cored and peeled 2 tbsp olive oil, plus more for serving if desired 2 tsp tahini Juice of 1/2 lime 4-5 garlic pods, Salt as per taste Chilli garlic oil for garnish Method: Grind all the ingredients together to a fi...

Andhra Style Peanut Chutney is an easy and tasty chutney made with peanuts and is served popularly along with South Indian breakfast dishes. Among all the other Indian chutneys, this groundnut chutney is quite unique, given that there is no addition of coconut. You can choose to add whole peanuts or peanuts with their skin out, peanuts added without removing the skin adds a lot more fibre to the chutney, it also gives it a stronger flavour. Andhra Style Peanut Chutney is a delicious side dish with idli, dosa, and uttapam. It is also called  palli chutney  in Andhra and you can make it with coconut too. Ingredients: 1 cup  peanuts , roasted and deskinned, 1  tomato , roughly chopped, 3-4 dry  red chilies , more if you like it spicy, ¼ inch  ginger , 8-10  garlic pods , Small bunch of  fresh coriander , A small gooseberry sized ball of tamarind , 1 tbsp  sesame seeds, 1 or 2 tsp oil, Salt  as requi...

The Indian spicy chaat is incomplete without the sweet and sour taste of Khajur Imli chutney. The taste of the chutney is also very much cherished with the Indian snacks like Samosa, Kachori, Dhokla, etc. The chutney is easy to make, as it is made with just 3 main ingredients, that is Khajur (Dates), Imli (Tamarind) and Jaggery. There are many methods to make this chutney. It can be made by cooking the khajur and imli in a pressure cooker or in a pan. The instant method is by directly soaking the ingredient in the hot water and grinding it all together. I make it in a slightly different way. I like jaggery to be melted completely in the water and then strained in the khajur tamarind pulp, so that no unwanted particles of the jaggery goes into the chutney. These small rock-like particles can ruin the smooth texture of the chutney. To give the chutney a little seasoned taste, I add a pinch of red chili, black salt, dry ginger, and cumin powder. The chutney can be prepared and stored in ...

This classic coconut chutney, a must in every South Indian household. This is one chutney which goes with any classic South Indian breakfast dishes. Serve it with Dosa, Adai, Idli, Vada, Upma, Pongal, just about anything, and this will do the trick. Fast and easy, just throw in the ingredients and its ready in a jiffy. What Is Coconut Chutney ? Coconut chutney is basically a condiment or a dip made by finely grinding fresh white coconut meat. A simplest coconut chutney would have green chilies or dry red chilies and salt added to it. Chilies lend a bit of heat and spice in the chutney. Even garlic or ginger can be added. A tempering of oil with crackled mustard seeds, fried urad dal (black gram), crisp curry leaves and asafoetida (hing) brings more flavor to otherwise plain coconut chutney. Coconut Chutney Variations Myriad variations of coconut chutney can be made by adding various ingredients like fresh mint leaves, coriander leaves, garlic, curd (yogurt), tamarind, ...

Red coconut chutney is a bright red coloured Kerala style coconut chutney for idli, dosa and uttapam. This is quick to prepare chutney (if you have grated coconut already). The red chilies add some heat and smoky flavour to the chutney. Madras onions also add their flavour and taste to the chutney. Usually we prefer coconut chutney with roasted chana dal and coconut, but at times I make it this way too. When I have green chilies, I add green chilies. In the absence of green chilies, I add red chilies. Depending on the kind of red chilies added, the taste may vary in pungency and heat element. So you can add the red chilies accordingly. This Kerala style chutney makes for a good accompaniment with the South Indian tiffin snacks like rava idli or rava dosa or medu vada or mysore bonda etc. Watch the step by step video of this recipe. Serves - 4 Ingredients: 1 cup tightly packed grated coconut 7-8 Indian shallots / Madras Onion / Sambar Onion 4-5 dry red chilli...

Idli, dosa, pongal, vada are classic South Indian breakfast recipes. They are always accompanied by a variety of chutneys. Here is a collection of easy chutney recipes which can be made and stored upto 2-3 days. Idli Dosa Spice Mix Classic South Indian Coconut Chutney Raw Mango Chutney With Sesame Seeds Onion And Tomato Chutney Pudina Chutney - South Indian Style Chilli Onion Chutney Garlic Chutney Tomato Garlic Chutney Beetroot Chutney Onion Coriander Chutney Green Coriander And Mint Chutney Traditional Peanut Chutney Curry Leaves Chutney Peanut Chutney Raw Mango Moong Dal Chutney Spicy Onion Garlic Chutney Ridge Gourd Chutney Red Coconut Chutney - Kerala Style Red Capsicum Chutney Spinach Chutney Urad Dal Chutney Raw Mango Chutney - Kerala Style