Plum and Date chutney (sweet)

Bongs cook some yummy sweet chutneys and one of the Pooja’s I had been I tasted this and tried it out at home and AD loved it. So now this is one of the regular stuff in my fridge.

You could substitute plums with Prune.

Ingredients

3 Plums
10 Dates
Salt
Sugar
Red chilly powder
Tumeric powder – A pinch
1 tablespoon Jeera
½ tablespoon Black Jeera (kalo jeera,kalongi)
½ tablespoon Sauf ( Funnel Seeds)
½ tablespoon Methi seeds.
1 cup water


Steps

1. Chop the plums unevenly
2. Heat a kadai with water
3. Add plums (even the seeds) and dates.
4. Add salt, tumeric, red chilly powder and sugar
5. Cover the kadai and let it boil, stir it occasionally
6. heat oil in a pan and add in Jeera, kalo jeera, sauf and methi seeds
7. Add them to the plum and date mixture
8. Once the mix reaches a very semi liquid taste it and add in more sugar if required (depends on the plum).
9. Serve it with rotis, though Bongs would love it with Dal and rice.

Nutritional Profile
It is believed that plums are very good source of Vitmain C and A are a good source of dietary fiber.

Coconut Chutney

Ingredients
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Onion
Channa dal
Urad dal
Hing
Mustard seeds
Coriander leaves
Kadi patta
Coconut
Salt to taste
Jeera
Green chillies
Tamarid
Ground nuts
Oil


Steps

1. Dry roast 10 to 15 ground nuts and remove the skin.
2. Heat the oil add some hing, mustard, urad dal, channa dal, kadi patta, green chilies, little tamarid , Garlic (not paste)
3. Fry the onion well and add coriander leaves after you switch off the gas but the pan is still hot.
4. Let it cool a little and then add shredded coconut and peeled off ground nuts (Or Pottukadalai)
5. Grind it well it with some water and add salt to taste
6. Heat some oil, add in Hing, some kadi patta, mustard seeds and add it to the chutey . Can add Urad dal too if you like.
7. Enjoy it with some Dosas, idilies.

Did you know - Virtually every part of the coconut palm has some human uses. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut