Sesame seed chutney

 There are so many varieties of chutney that are served along side dosa or idli in India. Every restaurant has its own specialty and even when they serve the same chutney every single one of them tastes different.

The chutney I made today is from Bharat's recipe. He is one of the chefs who has lots of easy recipe shorts and videos on youtube.

Sesame seed chutney (Accompaniment for Dosa or idli)

Peanut sesame seeds chutney

Ingredients: 

1. 1/4 cup each of peanuts, sesame seeds
2. 3 red chillies
3. 1 large or 2 medium garlic pods
4. 3/4 teaspoon salt
5. 1-1.5 cups water

For tempering:

1. 2 teaspoons oil
2. 1 teaspoon urad dal
3. 1/2 teaspoon each of cumin, mustard seeds
4. 2 red chillies broken
5. few curry leaves

Dry roast the peanuts and red chillies and set aside. Add the garlic to the last 1 minute of roasting. Dry roast the sesame seeds for 5 minutes of medium low frame. Keep stirring so that they do not burn. Let them cool. Grind all the ingredients into a smooth paste.

Heat the oil in a small pan and add the mustard seeds and cover and fry for 1-2 minutes until they start to splutter. Add the curry leaves and fry and turn the heat off. Add the rest of the ingredients and fry for 30 seconds and add this tempering to the chutney in a bowl. Mix well and serve.

Enjoy with idli or dosa

Grind the peanuts