Spicy Apple Chutney

Overview
A chunky spicy chutney made with granny smith apple. My mom used to make this chutney with green mangoes. The sweet and tart taste of the green apples mixed with the spices adds a delicious and unique flavor to this chutney. This chutney can be used as a condiment with any rice or Indian bread.

Spicy Apple Chutney

Spicy Apple Chutney Ingredients

Ingredients
Granny smith apples - 2 medium ones cleaned and finely chopped
Ginger finely chopped - 2 tablespoon
Garlic finely chopped - 2 tablespoons
Green chilly finely chopped - 1 teaspoon
Finely chopped shallots or red onions - 1/2 cup
Curry leaves - 3 sprigs
Whole coriander seeds - 2 tablespoons
Whole red chilly - 4 - 6
Fenugreek seeds - 1 teaspoon
Asafoetida powder  - 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder - 1 teaspoon
Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon
Lemon Juice - Juice i 1 big lemon
Oil 3 tablespoons
Salt to taste

Steps
1. Clean and chop the granny smith apples into small bite size pieces with skin. Mix apples with salt, 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder and lemon juice and keep aside for about 1 hour.
2. Dry roast the coriander seeds, whole red chillies  and fenugreek seeds separately and grind to a smooth powder and keep aside.
3. Heat oil in a pan. when the it gets hot add the mustard seeds. once the seeds splutter add the finely ch oped ginger, garlic, onions and curry leaves and saute few minutes till the onions start to turn light brown.
4. Add the spice powder, 3/4 teaspoon turmeric powder and asafoetida powder to the sauteed onion mixture. Mix well. Add the marinated chopped apples to this and mix well. Cover pan with lid and cook on low flame till apples are cooked well and soft.

Green Peas Masala

Overview
This is a delicious curry my mom used to make for us with chapati and puri. This dish is made with dried green peas. We need to soak the green peas for at least four hours before cooking the green peas. Tomatoes mixed with the spices and green peas makes a delicious gravy for this curry.

Green Peas Masala

Green Peas Masala Ingredients

Ingredients
Dried green peas - 1 cup
Finely chopped onions - 1 cup
Finely chopped plum tomatoes - 1 cup
Finely chopped garlic - 2 tablespoons
Finely chopped ginger - 2 table spoons
Finely chopped cilantro leaves - 1/4 cup
Whole coriander seeds - 3 tablespoons
Whole red chili - 3 - 5
Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
Whole black pepper - 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder - 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Oil - 3 tablespoons
Garam Masala
Cinnamon - 2 inch piece stick
Cardamom - 2
Cloves  - 3
Star anise - 1
Fennel seeds - 1 tablespoon

Steps
1. Soak the green peas in plenty of water overnight. Cook in pressure cooker with 2 cups of water and cook till it is well done.
2. Dry roast all the spices(coriander seeds, whole red chillies, cumin seeds and whole black pepper seeds) in a pan one at a time and keep aside. Dry roast the ingredients in the garam masala list and keep aside. Grind all these spices to a smooth powder and keep aside.
3. Heat oil in heavy bottom pan. When the oil gets hot had the finely chopped onions, garlic and ginger. Saute well till the onions turn light brown. Add turmeric and all ground spices to this and mix well for few minutes till the spices are browned. Add the finely chopped tomatoes to this with little salt and mix well.
4. Cover lid and cook tomatoes on a low flame till it is well done. Mix the cooked green peas to this  and mix well and enough hot water if gravy is too thick. Add salt as needed and bring this mixture to boil. Simmer few minutes. Turn off heat.  Add the finely chopped cilantro to this and mix well.

Serve hot with Chapati, Puri or Nann.