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Tuesday 6 November 2012

Menasinakai Gojju (Chilli gojju)

I know what you might be thinking reading the title.
But it is not a dish to be scared of ;) as its not something sooper hot and spicy.
It is a nice, tasty and lightly spicy gojju which can be enjoyed with hot white rice and ghee :D

It is one of my personal favourites and my younger daughter's constant request to be present on the weekend  menu :)

Sharing the recipe for the same below... Try and let me know if you liked it. :)

Ingredients
1) Green Chilli
2) Red Chilli
3) Hing
4) Grated Coconut
5) Menthe seeds (Methi seeds)
6) Oil

Method
1) Grind grated coconut, fried dry red chillies (around 5-6 if using byadige red chillie), and hing along with little water in a mixie
2) Heat oil in a tava (around 5-6 tsp), add mustard seeds and allow it to splutter. Add hing, turmeric powder and curry leaves. Add some menthe seeds (1/2 tsp). To this add split green chillies (split length wise - around 4-5) and fry for a while.
3) Add the ground paste to this, a little water, salt, jaggery, tamarind pulp (2-3 tsp).
4) Allow it to boil for 5-6 minutes and the tangy spicy chilli gojju is ready to be enjoyed.

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