4 May 2016

FLAXSEED CHUTNEY


Ingredients

1/2 cup Flaxseeds
1/4 cup urad dal
8-10 nos red chillies
handful copra pieces
marble sized tamarind
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp jaggery powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
few curry leaves
2 tsp cooking oil

Method

Heat a pan and add flax seeds. Dry roast them on  medium flame with continuous stirring till they start spluttering. Transfer it to a container and add urad dal to the same pan. Dry roast them as well till they turn brown.
Assemble all roasted ingredients in a container and let them cool down to room temperature. Add salt, cumin powder, turmeric powder, jaggery and tamarind with it.
Now put everything in a blender and grind them to a coarse powder. 
Transfer it to a bowl and store in a airtight container when cools down.

Note -

Roasting should be carried out in medium flame with continuous stirring , otherwise it will burn and taste bitter
If you dont have copra, add grated coconut and roast it till moisture evaporates from it.


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