Ginger Chutney

Ingredients:

3 inch piece- Ginger, chopped to small pieces
1 tbsp Coriander seeds
1 tbsp Urad dal
1/4 tsp Methi seeds
4 to 6 dry red chillies
2 tbsp grated jaggery
2 cloves of garlic chopped
1 lime size Tamarind
Salt to taste
1 tbsp Oil

Seasoning:

1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
1/2 tsp Urad dal
1/2 tsp Channa dal
1/4 tsp Cumin seeds
Curry leaves - few
2 pinches of Hing

Method:

1. Soak tamarind in little water and make it soft and keep aside.
2. Heat oil in a kadai and add urad dal,coriander seeds,methi seeds and fry on low heat.Add red dry chillies and fry lightly.
3. Drain the fried ingredients out of oil and transfer into a blender and make powder of the ingredients.
4. In the same kadai add ginger,garlic and fry lightly,till the raw smell goes away.Transfer ginger and garlic to the blender.
5. Add soaked tamarind and jaggery into the blender.
6. Grind all ingredients together to a smooth paste.Add salt tot taste and little water to just make the blender move.
7. To season, on a low flame, heat oil in a kadai and add mustard seeds and let them pop.
8. Then add urad dal,channa dal and fry till golden brown.
9. Add cumin seeds, hing and curry leaves.
10. Add grinded chutney and mix well.
11. Serve with dosa, idly or undrallu.

Undrallu- Steamed Rice balls

Ingredients:

1 cup Rice
2 tbsp Channa dal
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups water
2tbsp grated fresh coconut

Method:

1. Wash rice well and drain all the water.
2. Spread on a paper towel and let it dry for an hour for the rice grains to become fully dry.
3. Grind the rice grains in a blender to ravva consistency.
4. Place a round bottomed pan on stove with water,channa dal,cumin seeds and salt and bring it to boil.
5. Reduce heat to medium and pour the rice ravva slowly into boiling water and keep stirring till all the water gets absorbed by the rice ravva.
6. Add grated coconut and stir in well. turn off the stove and cover with a lid.
7. After 15 minutes, spread on a lightly greased plate.wet your hands with water and make small balls.
8. Sprinkle some water if the ravva is too hard or breaking.
9. Use a idly steaming stand to steam the balls. Place rice balls as shown in picture.
10. Place idly stand in idly cooker or pressure cooker with little water to steam for 10 minutes.
11. Serve hot with Ginger chutney (For recipe check blog)