Kharandi ( Healthy Spicy Chutney)

Ingredients:

• 4 tsp Flax Seeds
• 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1/2 tsp Fenugreek Seeds
• Salt to taste
• 1 Large Carrot Chopped in length (About 1.1/2" pieces)
• 1/2 White Radish chopped in length ( same as carrot)
• 5-6 Green Chillies Slit
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 Bulb Garlic
• 1 Bitter Melon de seeded and chopped in length (Same as Carrot)

Method:

1. Grind all dry ingredients and keep aside.
2. Grind garlic and green chilli and keep aside.
3. Take a large bowl add ground powder and paste, salt and add all the chopped vegetables to it and mix well.
4. Store it in a Glass Jar and place in a Sunlight for 2 Days.
5. In between keep mixing with dry spoon.
6. Once all ingredients mix well, store in fridge and use as required.

Note: Goes good with Hot Rice and Ghee.

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Fresh Green Peas Samber

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Fresh Green Peas (Pre boiled)
• 1 medium onion chopped ( roasted in oil until light brown) 
• + 1/2 onion finely chopped
• 1 medium tomato chopped
• 1 medium eggplant chopped
• 2 sticks curry leaves
• 1/2tbsp fresh coriander finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic
• 3tsp fresh coconut grated
• 1tsp red chilli powder
• 2tsp home made samber powder/ Curry Powder
• 1tsp MTR samber powder
• 1tsp tamarind paste
• Salt to taste
• Oil as required
• 1/2tsp mustard seeds
• 2tsp Fried grams
• Sugar to taste
• Water as required 

Method:

1. Take a blender, add in coconut, fried grams, 1/2 of curry leaves, red chilli powder, garlic, coriander, MTR samber powder, home made samber powder and fried onions adding little water grind into smooth paste. And keep aside.
2. Now heat a deep pan add oil, when hot add mustard seeds, chopped onion, 1/2 of other curry leaves and saute for a minutes.
3. Now add chopped tomatoes, eggplant and cook until soft.
4. Now add the paste mix well and some water bring to boil. Add salt, sugar, tamarind paste and mix well. Add peas and bring to boil.
5. Garnish with fresh coriander and serve hot.

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