Ginger chutney. For roasting in oil 1 cup ginger cut into pieces after washing ,peeling skin and drying. 1.5 cups red chillies broken 1/4 cup Chana dal For soaking in warm water 1 cup jaggery sliced into pieces. 1.5 cups tamarind pieces For tempering: 1/2 tsp mustard seeds 1/2 tsp urad dal Hing powder a pinch Curry leaves Salt as per taste Sesame seed oil two tbsp for roasting ingredients and 1tsp for tempering Method: heat two tbsp oil in a pan . Add the ingredients for roasting and roast on low flame, one by one, adding ginger after Chana dal and red chillies are done. When roasted add the into a mixer jar along with soaked tamarind and jaggery. Add salt. Grind into a paste adding water if needed, Transfer to a bowl. Heat oil and do tempering with the items mentioned under tempering and add to the ground chutney.
Would it impact the taste terribly if other oil was used? Like regular vegetable oil? Thanks for posting the recipe!
You can use any other vegetable oil too. It will not impact the taste much. It is just that sesame oil lends an unique taste to these chutneys. But other oils too are okay as long as they don't have an overpowering aroma. For instance peanut or sunflower oil won't affect the taste adversely.
Hi, Thanq for the recipe. Will gingelly oil work too? Possible to reduce jaggery quantity? N what is this usually served with?
Yes gingelly oil will work. As far as you understand, gingelly oil is not much different from sesame oil. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Yes you can reduce the quantity of jaggery. Half cup jaggery for one cup ginger works fine too though the sweet taste will be more subtle.
made the chutney for adai for dinner. I added a little less of jaggery as my husband prefers little spicier chutney. Thanks for an easy and very tangy tasty recipe.
Y es. It is kinda sweet sour and spicy. You get the hotness from red chillies, ginger and slight bitter taste from fenugreek, sourness from tamarind and sweetness from jaggery.