Showing posts with label peru chutney. Show all posts
Showing posts with label peru chutney. Show all posts

Wednesday, 20 May 2015

Peru chi chatni : Guava chutney

In my last post of Cabbage Cake , I had mentioned that i served it along with "Peru chi chatni". Peru is guava. Though this is not the season for the fruit, and it's raining mangoes in the market these days, i am anyways posting the recipe before the pictures go in some "lost" folder in the laptop :)




If you are looking for some great Mango recipes, you can check :
1. Mango Kulfi
2. Amrakhand (Mango shrikhand)
3. Instant Mango pickle
4. Methamba



So, there are times when you are bored of your regular green chutney and you want to add a twist to it! I have tried the corriander chutney, corriander mint chutney, mint chutney, mixing these chutneys with curd and sometimes with spices, or sometimes with mayonnaise!!! But the last time when i had guavas in the refrigerator, i decided to try the guava chutney and i was surprised to see the results! I made this chutney in 2 ways :

1. I added just a hint of guava and more of corriander and mint leaves to the chutney 
2. I took more quantity of guava and less of corriander skipping mint this time.

Both ways, it tastes absolutely great and i would want all of you to try it out, once the guavas are back in season :)




Ingredients:

Corriander leaves - 1 cup
Mint leaves - 1/2 cup
Guava - 1/2
Lime juice - 1 tsp (adjust according to taste)
Cumin seeds or cumin powder - 1 tsp
Green chillies - 1-2
Black salt - to taste

Recipe:

Wash the mint leaves and corriander leaves well.

Wash guava, and remove the seeds aside. Use only the outer portion of the guava discarding the seeds. Chop the guava roughly into small pieces.

Put all the ingredients in a mixer and grind to a smooth paste adding little water at a time till it reaches desired consistency. Don't make it too runny.

You can have this chutney as it is or try mixing it with curd or mayonnaise for a different taste.

The other method in which i made the chutney is similar but the ingredients are as follows : 



Guava - 2 (outer skin only)
Corriander leaves - 1/2 cup
Lime juice - 1 tsp
Green chilli - 1
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Black salt - to taste



Note: This version of chutney will be slightly thicker. Add water if you want the consistency to be thinner but adjust the spices and salt accordingly then.

This chutney makes a great spread for parathas too to pack in tiffin.



Happy Cooking :)