Cucumber Chutney

         The theme chosen for this month's Muslim Food Blogger's Challenge is " Cooking with ingredient - Cucumber " in which cucumber is used as one of the main ingredient. Cucumber is my kids favourite vegetable and they usually take it to school as their snack. Some of the cucumber recipes I have posted include Cucumber Juice, Cucumber Pachadi, Cucumber Kalthappam, Cucumber Dosa, Popsicles ( Cucumber Popsicle, Cucumber- Strawberry Popsicles,

Cucumber-Watermelon Popsicles) and in some salads and raita....

Ingredients:

1 medium cucumber / kakkirikka

1/2 cup grated coconut

2-3 green chillies

1 garlic clove

2 tbsp coriander leaves

1 tbsp roasted gram /pottukadala

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

2 dry red chillies

1 sprig curry leaves

salt to taste

Preparation:

1. Peel and cut the cucumber into pieces.
2. In a blender, add the cucumber, roasted gram, grated coconut, green chillies, garlic, coriander leaves and salt and grind together to a smooth paste. Add water if required and transfer it into a serving bowl.
3. Heat oil in a small pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add dry red chillies and curry leaves and fry in that oil.
4. Pour the seasoning over the chutney,mix well and serve with idli/ dosa.....

Recipe adapted from here...

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