bell pepper chutney

The family has been asking for Idli and Dosa quite often these days. And so I have been searching for more and more recipes for Chutneys because I am the one who is getting bored. SO today my chutney is made with capsicum ...red capsicum to be specific because I like red. But I also like yellow and orange. So go ahead make this chutney with different colored capsicum for colorful and healthy chutneys

Red Capsicum Chutney (Spicy dipping sauce with capsicum)

Capsicum chutney

Red bellpepper chutney

Ingredients:

1. 1 red or your favorite colored bell pepper
2. 1/2 cup thick tamarind juice
3. 2 tablespoons each of chana dal, grated coconut
4. 1/2 teaspoon each of urad dal, cumin, salt
5. 2 dried green chillies
6. 1/2 inch ginger, 1 medium garlic pod

Soak the chana dal in water for atleast 10 minutes.

In a pan heat the oil and fry the urad dal , cumin and dried chillies for 2 minutes. Add chana dal and fry for 5 minutes. Drain and set aside. In the same pan add a little more oil and add the chopped bell pepper an ginger and garlic and fry for 5 minutes. Let it cool. Grind to a smooth paste along with the tamarind juice and salt. 

Serve as is or heat some oil in a pan and fry 1/2 teaspoon each of cumin, urad dal and mustard seeds. Add a dried chilli and few curry leaves. When they start to splutter add it to the chutney and serve