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Besan Chutney

Ingredients Besan 1 cup Water 3 cups Green chillies 10 slit length wise Hing a small pinch Mustard 1/4 t.spoon Salt 1 t.spoon Lemon Juice (1 lemon)
Method Make a batter with besan, salt and 2 cups of water, and keep it aside. Fry mustard, hing, and green chillies in oil for a few minutes and then add 1 cup of water. Let it cook for a few minutes. Now add the besan batter and keep stirring until the besan gets cooked.
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Coconut Chutney

Ingredients Coconut 1/2 cup grated Pottu Kadalai 3 t.spoons Green chillies 2 Salt 1/2 t.spoon
Method Grind all the above ingredients.
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Coconut Thokayal

Ingredients Coconut 1/2 cup Channa dhall 4 t.spoon Urad dhall 2 t.spoon Mustard 1/4 t.spoon Red chillies 2 Green chillies 2 Hing 1/4 t.spoon Curry leaves Tamarind paste 1/4 t.spoon Salt 1/2 t.spoon Oil 2 t.spoons
Method Fry channa dhall, urad dhall, mustard, red chillies, green chillies, hing, and curry leaves in little oil. Add coconut to the above and wet grind this with salt.
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Corrainder Thokayal

Ingredients Urad dhall 4 t.spoon Channa dhall 2 t.spoon Red chillies 2 Green chillies 2 Corriander 1 bunch Hing 1/4 t.spoon Tamarind paste 1/4 t.spoon Salt 1/2 t.spoon Oil 2 t.spoons
Method Fry urad dhall, channa dhall, red chillies, green chillies, and hing in oil. Wet grind the above with chopped corriander, salt, and tamarind paste.
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Ginger Thokayal

Ingredients Urad dhall 4 t.spoon Red chillies 2 Pepper 1/2 t.spoon Ginger small piece chopped Curry leaves Hing 1/4 t.spoon Tamarind paste 1/4 t.spoon Coconut 2 t.spoon Jaggery less than 1/4 t.spoon Salt 1/4 t.spoon Oil 2 t.spoons
Method Fry urad dhall, red chillies, pepper, ginger, hing, and curry leaves in oil. Wet grind the above with coconut, jaggery, tamarind and salt.
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Onion Chutney


Ingredients Onions 2 small or 1 big Urad dhall 4 t.spoons Channa dhall 1 t.spoon Red chillies 4 Salt 1/2 t.spoon Mustard a small pinch Tamarind paste less than 1/4 t.spoon Oil 1 t.spoon
Method Fry mustard, urad dhall, channa dhall, and red chilli in oil till the dhall's turn brown, now add chopped onions, and keep frying till onions become brown. Wet grind above with tamarind paste and salt.
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Parupu Thokayal

Ingredients Thuvar dhall 1/2 cup Channa dhall 2 t.spoons Pepper 1/2 t.spoon Red Chilli 1 Hing 1/4 t.spoon Salt 1/2 t.spoon Oil 2 t.spoons
Method Fry thuvar dhall, channa dhall, pepper, red chilli, and hing in oil. Wet grind the above with salt.
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Tomato Chutney

Ingredients Tomato about 2-3 washed and chopped Green chillies 3-5 washed and chopped Onions 1 small washed, skin peeled and chopped Cilantro a small bunch washed Tamarind paste 1/4 t.spoon Garlic 2 flakes (optional) Salt 1/2 t.spoon
Method Blend everything together.
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