Radish chutney / Mullangi chutney

Here's an easy and simple chutney that goes well with idlies & dosas .. Give it a try apart from your usual chutneys .. :)

Let's have look about the benefits of RADISH ..

[Source: http://www.naturalfoodbenefits.com/list-details.php?CAT=2&ID=85]

1. Radish is very good for the liver and the stomach and it is a very good detoxifier too. It also checks destruction of red blood cells during jaundice by increasing supply of fresh oxygen in the blood.
2. Radish is very rich in roughage, i.e. indigestible carbohydrates. This facilitates digestion, retains water, cures constipation (one of the main causes for piles) and thus gives relief in piles.

3. Radishes are diurectic in nature, i.e. increase production of urine. Juice of radish also cures inflammation and burning feeling during urinating. It also cleans the kidneys and inhibits infections in kidneys and urinary system.
4.  Radishes are very filling, i.e. fills your stomach and satisfies your hunger easily without giving you many calories, as they are low in digestible carbohydrates, high in roughage and contain a lot of water. It is a very good dietary option for those determined to lose weight.
5. Being a very good detoxifier and rich in vitamin-C, folic and anthocyanins, radish helps cure many types of cancer, particularly those of colon, kidney, intestines, stomach and oral cancer.
6. Vitamin-C, phosphorus, zinc and some members of vitamin-B complex, which are present in radish, are good for skin. The water in it helps maintaining moisture.

Over to the recipe now, RADISH CHUTNEY :-

Preparation time: 5 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins
Serves: 2

Ingredients:

Radish/Mullangi - 1 medium sized (chopped)
Shallots / Chinna vengayam - 2
Coconut - 1/2 cup (shredded or chopped)
Garlic - 2 cloves
Green chilli - 1
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Tamarind - a pinch (optional)
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp
Salt - as required

to temper:

Oil - 1/2 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Chana dal / kadalai paruppu - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - a string
Hing/Perunkaayam - a pinch


Method:

1. Heat a kadai, add in a tsp of oil, add in radish, green chilli, urad dal, shallots, garlic cloves,  tamarind, cumin seeds, turmeric powder and salt ..Saute them ..

2. Cover and cook till raddish are half cooked ..(for five mins)

3. After that switch off the flame, let them cool ..Take them to a blender jar, add in coconut ..blend it to a smooth paste ..



4. Start tempering in a small kadai/tadka pan, pour it over the radish chutney .. Your radish chutney is ready to serve :)

Note:

1. Adding coconut and tamarind is optional ..
2. You can add green chillies/dry red chillies as per your taste ..
3. Instead of tamarind, you can add tomato ..

Hope you'll like it Folkz :)