Ingredients:

• Sweet Ripe Mangoes – 2-3
• Milk – 2 tbsp
• Cardamoms – powdered
• Sugar – 2 tbsp

Method:

Remove the skin/seed from the mangoes, cut them and grind them into a pulp in a blender. To this mixture, add sugar, milk and little water and whisk for a minute. Pour into a bowl and add in the powdered cardamom. This is a sweet dish which goes well with chapathis, puris.

Ingredients:

• Onions – 1 medium chopped
• Tomatoes – 3 chopped
• Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
• Garlic – 3 cloves – roughly chopped
• Red Chilli powder – 1 tsp
• Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp
• Salt – to taste
• Oil – 3 tbsp

Method:

Heat the oil in a pan, splutter the mustard seeds, then add the onions and garlic and saute for a while. Then add the tomatoes and chilli,coriander powders and salt with some water and allow to cook till the oil comes out on top. Goes well with rice (can be used to make tomato rice) and as a side dish for chappathis, puris and idli/dosas.

Ingredients:

• Groundnuts (Raw) – 1/2 cup
• Red Chillies – 3
• Grated coconut- 2 tablespoons
• Onion- 1 (chopped)
• Garlic – 3 (optional)
• Tamarind- 1/2 tablespoon
• Oil – little
• Salt

Method:

Soak the tamarind paste in water. Roast the groundnuts in a pan (after removing the skins). Fry the red chillies, onion and garlic with a little oil and grind all of the other ingredients and mix well.? Goes well with idlis/dosas.

Ingredients:

• Gram Flour – 1/4 cup
• Green Chillies – 2 (slit lengthwise)
• Onions – 1 medium (thinly sliced)
• Mustard Seeds – 1/2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
• Oil – 2 tbsp

Method:

Mix the gram flour in water and make a smooth watery paste (without any lumps). Heat oil in a pan, splutter the mustard seeds, add the green chillies and onions and saute for a while. Then add the gram flour paste to this. Consistency of this can range from a paste to a little bit watery paste by altering the amount of water.? Goes well with dosas, chapathis, puris.

Ingredients:

• Toor Dal – 1/2 cup
• Gram Dal – 1/2 cup
• Whole red chilies – 2
• Asafoetida – 1/2 tsp
• Grated coconut – 1/2cup
• Garlic flakes – 3
• Salt to taste
• Ghee

Method:

Fry all the dals, red chillies and asafoetida in ghee and grind them with grated coconut, salt and little water.
Goes very well with rice (and ghee).

Ingredients:

• Tomatoes – 3 (roughly chopped)
• Garlic – 2 cloves (chopped) (optional)
• Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
• Red Chilli Powder – 1 tbsp
• Salt – to taste
• Oil – 4 tbsp

Method:

Grind the tomatoes to a puree in a blender. In a pan, heat the oil and then splutter the mustard seeds, add the garlic, saute for a while and then add the tomato puree.? Then, add the chilli powder and salt and allow the mixture to boil. Remove from heat. Goes well with idlis, dosas.

Ingredients:

• Split urad dal – 1 tsp
• Onions – 2 medium (roughly chopped)
• Tomatoes – 1 (optional)
• Dry red chillies – 2
• Tamarind paste – 1 tsp
• Salt – to taste
• Oil – 2 tbsp

Method:

In a pan, heat little oil and add the urad dal. When it turns a slight brown, add the onions and red chillies and saute for a while.? Then add tomatoes and fry for a minute. Remove from heat. Allow to cool. Grind the mixture in a blender with salt and some water. Consistency is usually as a thicker paste. Goes well with idlis and dosas.

Ingredients:

• Coriander leaves (Cilantro) – 2 cupsUrad Dal – 1 tsp
• Red Chillies – 3
• Tamarind paste – 1 tsp
• Oil
• Salt to taste

Method:

In a pan, heat a little oil, and saute the urad dal till it turns slight brown, then add the coriander leaves and chillies. Then, grind the fried ingredients and tamarind paste with a little bit water and salt. Usually made as a hot chutney by adding more chillies. Goes well with idlis, dosas and with rice.

Ingredients:

• Mint leaves – 2 cups
• Red Chillies – 3
• Tamarind paste – 1 tsp
• Oil
• Salt to taste

Method:

In a pan, heat a little oil, and saute the mint leaves and chillies. Then, grind the fried ingredients and tamarind paste with a little bit water and salt. Usually made as a hot chutney by adding more chillies. Goes well with idlis, dosas and with rice.

Ingredients:

• Mint leaves – 2 cups
• Green chillies/Red Chillies – 1-2
• Coconut – 1/4 cup
• Oil
• Salt to taste

Method:

In a pan, heat a little oil, and saute the mint leaves and chillies. Then, grind the fried ingredients and coconut with a little bit water and salt. Goes well with idlis, dosas. Note that depending on what chillies you use, color of the chutney may vary from greenish to a greenish-brown.