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We have so far seen red chutney and peanut chutney recipes, today we gonna see the recipe for the white chutney or the roasted gram chutney which complements the Idly/dosa in south indian breakfast items. This is a 3 ingredient, easy to make recipe and is rich in protein which makes a healthy condiment for the idly, poori, dosa and pongal varieties. Ingredients: 50 gms roasted gram 3 tbsp grated coconut salt to taste 1 big green chili oil for tempering 1 tsp mustard seeds 1/2 Tsp split urad dal/black gram 1 sprig curry leaves, optional How to make the white chutney 1. In a blender, add roasted gram, green chili, and grated coconut. 2. Blend it coarse for less than a minute. 3. Add water little by little and blend to a smooth paste. 4. Transfer to a bowl. 5. In a pan, add oil and heat it.Once it is warm, add mustard seeds and urad dhal. 6. Once the mustard seeds start to sputter and the urad dhal starts to brown(optionally add curry leaves), s...

Roasted gram or peanuts are commonly used in TamilNadu for making chutneys. Peanut gives a light reddish colour to the chutney as we add tamarind and red chillies. It tastes as good as the roasted gram chutney. Roasted gram chutney is typically made with green chillies. Both these chutneys are made at least thrice in a week in almost all of the houses in TamilNadu. Idly and Dosa being the staple foods for breakfast, these chutneys are the condiments for these breakfast dishes. Ingredients: 50 gms of roasted peanut, salted or unsalted 1 green chilli 2 small dry red chillies 2 tbsp of grated coconut (you can use sliced coconuts also) salt to taste 1 pinch of tamarind 2 garlic cloves 1 tsp oil 1/2 Tsp mustard seeds 1/2 split urad dal/black gram 1 sprig of curry leaves How to make peanut chutney: 1. If you do not have roasted peanuts, in a pan dry roast the peanut till they turn very light brown. Let it cool. 2. In a blender/mixer add roasted peanuts, red c...