Onion Tomato Chutney

This onion tomato chutney is a quick fix chutney for idli,dosa,vada etc., This chutney is mildly sweet because of roasted onions.You can also try variations for this recipe like omitting tomato and preparing it only with onions which makes 100% onion chutney.This chutney can be stored in refrigerator for 2 - 3 days.

Ingredients:

1. Onions - 3
2. Tomato -2
3. Red chili - 5 to 6
4. Garlic - 2 cloves
5. Salt

For Tempering:

1. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbps
2. Urad dal - 1/2 tbps
3. Asafoetida/hing - 1/4 tbps
4. Curry leaves - 6 to 7
5. Oil

Procedure:

• Heat oil in a pan add red chili,onion and saute till it turns light golden brown,add garlic,sliced tomato and salt.
• Mix well and cook until the tomatoes turn soft and the mixture is moist.Remove from flame and allow it to cool.
• Grind this mixture without adding water to form a paste.
• Heat 1 tbps of oil in a pan add whole tempering ingredients,saute them till they splutter.
• Now add grinded chutney to it,mix well and cook for 4-5 mins
• Onion Tomato Chutney is ready to serve,serve it with idli,dosa,vada etc.,

Gongura(sorrel) Mutton

Well here is a special Andhra dish. Gongura mutton(Lamb or goat) is the famous dish all over Andhra Pradesh. This dish is an absolutely mouth-watering dish.It is hot spicy food dish prepared with fresh sorrel leaves.This dish is prepared with mutton cooked in spicy masala with sorrel leaves which enriches the flavor of mutton giving a tangy taste and an aroma.

Ingredients:

1. Mutton - 1/2 kg
2. Gongura/sorrel leaves 0 1 cup
3. Onion -1
4. Green chili - 2 (slit)
5. Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tbps
6. Mint leaves - 10-12
7. Corainder leaves
8. Coriander powder - 1 tbps
9. Red chili powder - 1 1/2 tbps
10. Turmeric - 1/4 tbps
11. Garam masala - 1/2 tbps
12. Pepper - 1/4 tbps
13. salt
14. Oil

Marinate:

1. Curd - 1/2 cup
2. Ginger garlic paste - 1/2tbps
3. Turmeric powder- 1/4 tbps
4. Red chili powder - 1 tbps
5. lemon - 1/2 tbps
6. salt

Tempering:

1. Bay leaf - 1
2. Cloves - 2
3. Cardamom - 1
4. Cinnamon - 1/4 inch
5. Star anise - 1a

Procedure:

• Marinate mutton pieces with curd,ginger garlic paste,turmeric powder,red chili powder.lemon,salt and keep it aside for half an hour and pressure cook mutton (min 4-5 vessels)
• Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan add whole tempering ingredients into it after they start spluttering add onion, green chili,ginger garlic paste,mint leaves saute it tell they turn pink.
• Now add gongura leaves by tearing them into small part (or slightly grind them into paste) and saute it for few minutes.
• Now add coriander powder,red chili powder,turmeric and mix it well,saute them till the oil is separated from the mixture.
• Now add meat pieces to this mixture and saute for 10 mins so that they get well wrapped with spices.
•  Place the lid and cook til the mutton pieces had turned soft and leaves have blended with the mutton masala.
• Finally add pepper and garam masala to it and transfer iy into a serving bowl.
• The yummy mouth watering dish is ready,garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve it hot rice or roti. It tastes yummy with both

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Mint Squash

Well mint juice is a excellent cooler for summer season.As we know mint leaves have a warm,fresh,very aromatic and sweet flavor with cool after taste. Mint are widely used in different types of dishes.
This juice is very simple to prepare and makes a refreshing drink.This is prepared without any preservatives and can be stored for almost a month.

Ingredients

1. Mint leaves - 1 cup
2. Sugar - 1 cups
3. Green color (optional)
4. Lemon - 1
5. Water - 2 cup

Procedure:

• Wash the mint leaves allow it to dry for few minutes and keep it aside.
• Now take a separate heavy bottomed bowl add sugar,water,color to it and mix it well.
• Now boil this mixture for approximately 10 mins to make a sugar syrup.
• Once it done turn off the flame.
• Now mix both i.e., sugar syrup and dried mint leaves.
• Mix it well,sieve the mixture and allow it to cool totally .
• Now add lemon to this mixture and mix it well.
• Later fill this juice in a bottle and store in the refrigerator.
• When you want to drink,take 1 part of concentrated mint squash and mix 3 times the quantity of water into it,mix it well put ice cubes and serve it chill.

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