Halwai May 1, 2024

Ingredients:

• Zucchini 1, chopped with/without the skin
• Tomato 2, chopped
• Green chillies 4-5, cut into pieces
• Garlic 2-3 flakes
• Curry leaves -few
• Mint leaves- few
• Salt to taste
• Coriander leaves- a handful
• Oil -2 tbsp to fry the vegetables and 1 tsp for thadka
• Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp for thadka

Method:

  1. Heat 2 tbsp. of oil and fry green chillies, garlic and zucchini for a few minutes or until the zucchini is a little soft.
  2. Add tomato, curry leaves and mint and fry for a couple more minutes.
  3. Sprinkle salt according to your taste and mix it.
  4. After the fried mixture cools down, put it in a blender with fresh coriander leaves and grind it finely. Do not add water as both the vegetables contain water.
  5. Heat 1 tsp oil for thadka and put mustard seeds. When the seeds splutter, add it to the chutney. This chutney can be eaten with Idli, Dosai, Vadai, bajji etc.

Recipe courtesy of Uma Ananthanarayanan