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May 13, 2010

PACHA MILAGAI CHUTNEY / GREEN CHILLI CHUTNEY

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Green-chilli-chutney


My MIL prepared this pacha milgai chutney for me yesterday. When I was pregnant, I felt like having something spicy & tangy like Elandhavadai ( in tamil). On those days she used to prepare this chutney just for me and I relished it. Again after a long time we had this chutney yesterday for idli. It tasted excellent. Spice lovers must try this. I am sure you would love it. I think people from Andhra know this chutney very well. 

Ingredients 
  • Green chilly (Long ones ) – 4 nos
  • Tamarind – Small gooseberry size (soak in very little warm water)
  • Salt – As needed.
  • Powdered Jaggery – Small berry size / Sundakkai size
  • Cooking oil – 1 tbsp
To temper :
  • Gingely oil / Sesame oil – 1 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
Method :
  • Heat a kadai with 1 tbsp of cooking oil and saute the green chillies.
  • Remove and allow it to cool.
  • Grind all the ingredients given above with green chillies to make a smooth paste. Add little water if necessary.
  • Heat a kadai with a tbsp of sesame oil and splutter mustard seeds. Pour this chutney into the kadai , saute for sometime till it turns thick and switch off the flame.


Note :
If you want to keep this chutney for months, you should saute well till it becomes a whole mass like thokku ( no trace of water). Transfer it to an air tight container. My MIL’s mother prepare this chutney in large quantity whenever chilli price comes down and becomes cheap. But yesterday we made it very less. So I dint saute the chutney. I just tempered, added the chutney and switched off the flame immediately. 

The secret of this chutney lies in the amount of tamarind we use. If you add more tamarind the chutney will be less spicy but more tangy and vice versa. So tamarind and green chillies used should match each other. Please adjust according to the measurements given above.

Do try and Enjoy this chutney with Idli , Dosa and curd rice !! Don’t forget to let me know your feedback. 

Milagai chutney



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23 comments :

Jeyashris Kitchen said...

even my mom makes it for my grandma and keeps it for a long time. Love the tangy and spicy taste. love the colur

Jayanthy Kumaran said...

Hy chitra,

I can feel the hot taste dear...pic is cute n lively.

Chitra said...

thnx jeyshri and jay for ur sweet comments:)

Shama Nagarajan said...

am too crazy for spicy chutney...will try this for sure

Suhaina said...

WOW.U too have a wonderful blog here. Love to follow u.
Garlic bun can be made without egg too. I just mentioned because I used it.
It is equally good without egg.

Indian Khana said...

Thanks for sharing this...am sure going to try this very very soon and just love the pic...nice color combo

Rekha shoban said...

lovely colour...really nice combo with idly!

Myvegfare said...

wooo.., nice and spicy!! looks yummy!!

Priya Suresh said...

Spicy chutney makes me hungry, would love to have with some hot idlies...

Ms.Chitchat said...

Wow,I am drooling. Would love to have with dosa and idlis:)Sure would let u know when I prepare.

FH said...

Hot and spicy, the way I like it. Looks great.

Ana Powell said...

Spicy chutney, yes please ♥

Sailaja Damodaran said...

My aunt makes it with ripe green chillies.......your version also good

Gita Jaishankar said...

This chutney is new to me...looks so spicy and good :)

Uma said...

looks super spicy and tempting Chitra :)

Swathi said...

Chitra,

My mom makes with bananna pepper or thondan millagu. Green chilly chuteny looks really good. Thanks for visiitng my blog. I will follow you.

GEETHA ACHAL said...

மிகவும் வித்தியசமான அருமையான சட்னி...சூப்பர்ப்...

Raks said...

Still I could not remember the taste of this chutney,have to try myself and taste ;)

Chitra said...

thanku all,@ suhaina , thnx ..will surely try ur bun..

Valarmathi Sanjeev said...

Spicy and hot chutney, like to have with idlis.

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Spicy chutney looks superb ...Lovely space here. Glad to follow you...


Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

My cooking experiments said...

Love spice and i am gonna try it soon!Elandhavadai is my favorite too!
Wish i could pass on some to you especially at this stage!

Parita said...

Chutney looks yummy, love the color..this would be perfect with idli or dosas:)