Roasted Dal And Fresh Green Chili Pepper Chutney Recipes

GREEN CHILE CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Heat a small cast-iron skillet over high until nearly smoking. Add the dal and toast, swirling the pan the entire time, until it takes on a light golden-brown color, 2 to 3 minutes. Immediately transfer the dal to a bowl or plate to prevent it from overtoasting.
• In a food processor, combine the toasted dal and the rest of the ingredients and blend until quite smooth. (It will still be a little chunky.) Blend in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, to achieve a thick consistency that holds together on a spoon and is not runny. Season with additional salt and lemon juice to taste.
• This chutney will keep refrigerated in a covered container for up to 1 week. After that, the vivid green color will begin to lose its vibrancy, though the chutney will still taste delicious for a full 2 weeks.

FRESH GREEN CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Blend or pulse the spinach, cilantro, yogurt, jalapeno, 2 tablespoons water and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a blender or food processor until smooth and creamy. Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 2 days.

GREEN CHILE AND TOMATILLO CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Put the onions and tomatillos in a blender or food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped.
• Mix the onions and tomatillos with the rest of the ingredients in a large heavy saucepan.
• Place over high heat and bring to boil.
• Lower heat and simmer gently until sauce thickens and resembles relish- about 1 hour.
• Cool and serve.
• If desired it may be preserved in pint jars.
• To preserve, place sealed, pint jars in a large pot.
• Cover with water approximately 1 inch above jars.
• Bring water to a boil.
• Maintain boiling water for 20 minutes.
• Remover jars from water and cool, making sure lids form a vacuum.

ROASTED GREEN CHILE STEW

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or heavy saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the cubed pork, garlic, onion, cumin and oregano. Cook and stir until pork is browned.
• Cook and stir for a few more minutes, then pour in the vegetable broth. Reduce the heat to low, and simmer for about 30 minutes.
• Add the potato to the stew, and simmer for about 45 minutes. You can roast your chilies during this time, peel, seed chop and add to the stew along with the serrano peppers. If the stew becomes too dry, add a little water. When the potatoes are soft and the pork is tender, add the tomatoes. Cook for about 10 minutes, then remove from the heat and serve.

GARLIC AND FRESH RED CHILI PEPPER CHUTNEY

Steps:

• 1. Prepare the peppercorns. Then place the garlic, ginger, red chili peppers, bell peppers, and lime juice in a food processor or a blender and process until smooth. Add the paprika, ajwain, 1 1/2 tablespoons pepper, and the salt and process again until smooth.2. Transfer to a serving bowl, garnish with the remaining pepper and serve. This chutney stays fresh in the refrigerator about 1 month or in the freezer about 6 months.VARIATION: Make a simpler garlic chutney by processing together 2 large peeled heads fresh garlic, 2 teaspoons ground cayenne pepper, 1 small tomato, 1 teaspoon ground cumin seeds, and 1 teaspoon salt to make a smooth paste.From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

INSANELY HOT SOUTH INDIAN GREEN CHILI CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Heat 1/2 tsp oil in a pan.
• Add whole chilies and dry tamarind if using.
• Saute until chilies and tamarind become slightly charred on outside.
• Watch out or cover the pan'coz whole chilies may explode.
• Place chilies, tamarind (or tamarind paste or lemon juice), cilantro and salt in a blender.
• Blend with little water into a smooth paste.
• Transfer to a bowl.
• This chutney can be seasoned if desired.
• For this, heat 1/2 tsp oil in a saucepan.
• Add urad dal and mustard seeds.
• Let them splutter and add them to the chutney.
• Mix well.
• The heat of this chutney can be reduced by mixing in some yogurt as required.
• However, the chutney will become more like a sauce.
• This thinned down chutney is wonderful as a marinade.
• Jalapenos or Thai bird chilies can be used.
• If using jalapenos, chop them into large chunks and saute them a little longer to soften their thick skins.
• This chutney can be served with idlis or dosas.