SESAME SEEDS CHUTNEY / ELLU CHUTNEY RECIPE / ELLU THUVAIYAL
Ingredients
- 1/4 Cup Black sesame seeds / til
- 1 tbsp Split urad dal
- 4-6 nos Dry Red chillies, based on your pref
- 1/4 cup fresh coconut, grated
- few Curry Leaves
- small amla size Tamarind soaked in water
- Salt to taste
For tempering:
- 1 teaspoon Cooking oil
- 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- Curry leaves , a few
- pinch of Asafoetida/ hing
Instructions
- Wash the sesame seeds nicely and slowly sieve it.
- Later in a Kadai, dry roast the sesame seeds till it splutters. Make sure to keep the flame on medium else sesame seeds might burn and chutney will turn bitter.
- Heat oil in a Kadai. When the oil is hot, add urad dal, curry leaves and red chillies. Fry on medium heat, till dal turns golden. Take out on a plate to cool.
- Transfer the fried masala, roated sesame seeds ,coconut ,tamarind and salt to a mixer / blender. Grind to a smooth paste...but don't make super smooth. Taste test .
- Prepare the tempering. Heat oil in a small pan. When the oil is hot, add mustard. After it splutters add curry leaves and hing. Now pour this tempering on ground chutney.
- Serve Sesame seeds chutney with hot rice / idli / dosa / pundi gatti etc . Stays good for 3-4 days in fridge .
