Friday, March 28, 2008

Green Garlic Chutney

Ggarlic pod's health benefits and medicinal properties have long been known to all of us through our grandparents ,parents ,doctors ......right? Garlic has reputation in folklore for preventing everything from the common cold to the Plague! Raw garlic is used by some to treat the symptoms of acne and also helps in managing high cholesterol levels.right from pickle to rice,,,,it rules !
i will include almost all recipes which i know related to garlic....first is this chutney!





Garlic pods 10-12
Green/red chillies 4
Urad dhal 2 -3 tsp
Shredded coconut 1/2 cup
Jeera 1/4 tsp
Tamarind pulp
Salt to taste
Oil mustard 1 tsp
Curry leaves 1 tsp

Method:

1.Peel off the garlic and Sauté in a little ghee/oil.
2.Do the same for red chillies, urad dhal,jeera, coconut and then grind it with tamarind pulp and coriander leaves. I used raw green chillies instead of red ones.
3.To garlic add salt and grind once again to a smooth paste.
4.Season it with mustard and one red chillies
Best with Dosa and Idly

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