Green Capsicum Chutney

Green Pepper / Capsicum is one of my favourite vegetables which has numerous medicinal and health benefits. So, i love to make use of this green pepper / capsicum in my cooking as much as possible. When I tasted the green capsicum chutney with Idlies at my friend Preetha's house, I really got so impressed with this combo and especially this spicy chutney. Needless to say the taste of her softer idlies with a dip of this flavourful chutney was divine....So I got the recipe of this green capsicum chutney from her. Earlier, I got the recipe of Red Capsicum Chutney from her and posted before. Thanks Preetha for sharing this healthy recipe with us...

Ingredients

Green Pepper / Capsicum - 1 Big

Fresh Coconut Flakes - 2 tbsp

Urad Dal / Minna Pappu / Ulutham Paruppu - 2 tsp

Channa Dal / Kadalai Paruppu / Senaga Pappu - 2 tsp

Groundnuts / Peanuts - 2 tsp

White Sesame Seeds - 1 tsp

Tamarind - 1 tiny pinch

Dry red chillies - 3 Medium

Salt - To Taste

Sugar - 1 pinch

Hing / Asafoetida - 1 Dash

Oil - 3 to 4 tsp ( Depending upon the size of Capsicum for frying )

For Tempering

Mustard Seeds - 2 tsp

Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp

Curry Leaves - 3 or 4

Oil - 1 tsp

Method

• Wash and cut the green pepper into small pieces and keep them aside.
• In a frying pan, add oil first. When its heated, roast the urad dal, channa dal, groundnuts, dry red chillies, sesame seeds, tamarind to golden brown and transfer them to the mixer grinder.  In the same pan, add the green pepper pieces and fry them with a pinch of salt for 3-4 minutes till they get cooked and fried.
• Transfer them to the mixer grinder and grind them along with coconut flakes coarsely.
• Transfer the chutney into a bowl. Add required amount of salt and a pinch of sugar to the chutney and mix well.
• Do the tempering process in the pan and pour them over the chutney and mix well...
• Good to serve with idlies, dosas and even with rotis / chappathis or any upma.

Tips / Variations

You can omit the sesame seeds if you wish.. I added it as we like the taste of the addition of few sesame seeds in this chutney.

Likewise, you can increase / decrease the number of red chillies while making..

Coarse paste gives the right taste than the smooth paste.