Allam pachadi (chutney)

Name: Allam pachadi (chutney)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: * 100 g ginger root, remove skin, wash, dry and slice; * 100 g tamarind; * 100 g grated jaggery or sugar; * 5 red chillis (adjust to suit your spice level); * 1 1/2 - 2 tbsps salt; * a little over one-fourth cup oil; * 1 teaspoon methi/fenugreek seeds/menthulu; * 2 teaspoons coriander seeds/dhania/dhanyalu; * 1 teaspoon cumin seeds/jeera/jeelakara; * 1 teaspoon mustard seeds; *10 fresh curry leaves; * 8-10 cloves garlic; * 2-3 teaspoons oil

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Very Easy

35 min

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time20 min

Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel, add the sliced ginger and fry till light pink, approx 3-4 mts. Remove and cool.
Meanwhile, add just enough hot water to the tamarind such that its immersed and let it soak such that it softens. Cool.
In a pan, add one or two tsps oil, add methi seeds and fry till they turn slightly red, add the coriander seeds, cumin seeds and red chillis and fry for 2-3 mts. Cool, make a fine powder and keep aside.
Once cool, grind the fried ginger slices, softened tamarind, jaggery and add salt to a fine paste. Transfer in to a dish and add the ground spice pwd. pickle ready, put tadka to this chutney
Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a pan, add the mustards seeds and let them crackle. Add the curry leaves and crushed garlic and fry for a few seconds.
Add this to the ginger pickle and combine well. Store the pickle in an airtight container and refrigerate.