Thenga Chammandi (Coconut Chutney)

Thenga chammandi is the perfect dish when we think of homely food. To have a steaming plate of Kanji with thenga chammandi is the perfect combo for dinner. Not only it is tasty, it is very healthy too.... My three year old little daughter loves this combination very much and will be asking it everyday for her dinner. So let start......Please note that no mixer grinders can give you the perfect taste of Chammandi which is being grinded in the traditional arakallu or ammikallu...

Ingredients

* One cup of greated coconut

* 1,1/2 teaspoon of red chilli powder.

* 1/2 teaspoon of chopped ginger

* 2 small shallots

* 1 sprig of curry leaves.

* 1 tablespoon of Coconut oil

 * A small lemon sized tamarind

* Salt as you need.


Lets start

* :Heat oil in a frying pan and saute ginger, shallots, curry leaves into it.

* Saute it till its raw taste is gone.

* When it is done, add the grated coconut into it and fry for a minute or two.

* Do not brown the coconut.

* Grind all the ingredients together.

* Do not add any water.

* Enjoy it with a steaming plate of kanji..........

Uppum pulim thirumiyathu (Sweet And Sour Tamarind Chutney)

It is a recipe which is handed over to me by my grandmother . She used to prepare this dish to me as a curry for my lunch. This dish is very special to me since it contains all the memories and love of my grandmother. This is a traditional dish and is also called as naadan theeyal. The ingredients are very less in number and is easly available. It has the perfect blend of all the four flavours such as sweetness, saltness, spiceness and sourness.

Ingredients

* Five nos. of pearl onion or small onion

* Salt as you need

* Four nos. of Red chilli

* A small ball of tamarind

* Two Tablespoon full of oil.

* Water optional


Can we start now...........

* First heat oil in a pan.

* Fry the red chilli in the oil till it is crispy and brown.

* In the same oil, saute the small onion as a whole and fry it until it turns light brown.

* Then mash all the ingrendients in  a bowl with the hot oil.

* Add a little water if needed.

* Mix it with your hand if needed.

* The tasty uppum pulim thirumitythu is now ready to serve.