Red Bell Pepper Chutney
Red Bell Pepper Chutney is a sweet and spicy chutney and can be served with rice or as a condiment with idli/dosa or toasted bread. I had it at one of my friend’s place and it was wonderful. I got the recipe from her and I am so happy share it with you all.
Preparation time: 30 mins
No. of Servings: 4-5
Spice level: 3.5 out of 5
Ingredients:
- Red Bell Pepper – 2
- Garlic cloves – 3
- Long dried red chilies – 8
- Chopped onions – 1/2 cup
- Roasted Peanuts – 1/2 cup (no skin)
- Whole tamarind – 1 tbsp
- Salt to taste
- Sesame oil – 1 tbsp and 1 tsp
- Curry leaves – 2 strings
- Urad dal or split white lentils – 1 tsp
- Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Method of Preparation:
- Add tamarind juice to 1/4 cup of hot water and leave it for 10 minutes.
- Heat a tbsp of oil in a pan and add urad dal followed by onions, dried red chilies and garlic.
- Saute for a minute and add chopped bell peppers and saute until it is sizzling and tender.
- Remove from heat and let it cool.
- Grind along with softened tamarind and roasted peanuts to a fine paste.
- Temper the chutney with oil, mustard seeds and curry leaves.
- Refrigerate and store it upto a week in an air tight container.
Serve the chutney with white rice or idly/dosa or chappathi or toasted bread.
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Your red bell pepper chutney looks fantastic!
That is mouth watering dear.
I have not done it till now but sounds really good with bell peppers…nice clicks nithu
Bell pepper chutney looks really yumm.
Never thought of making chutney with bell pepper..looks good
colorful n healthy chutney…nicely done…!
thatsso good making chutney frm bell pepper looks really delicious yum yumm
This looks wonderful! I love all the flavors – especially the tamarind!
Beautiful color and looks delicious dear…
Nithu,
Bell pepper chutney looks yummy
Red bell pepper chutney looks spicy and delicious.
looks very tasty Neethu D…luv spicy chutneys..
hey dear…tht looks wonderful…tempting n mouthwatering chutney…wht a bful color………….yummo
delicious chutney…must be great with rice
Wow! It looks spicy and yummy! Awesome shot!
The chutney looks lovely!
Dear Nithu, the chutney sounds interesting..thanks for sharing..will try sometime soon..
Your chutney looks good. Must be yummy with rice.
nice click..looks so yummy!!
A wonderful chutney! Very interesting and surely delicious!
Cheers,
Rosa
This sounds wonderful. I am just learning what chutney is. I see it on the blogs, but you have convinced me I must try it. Yours looks so good:)
Chutney looks fantastic and yummy.
Nice chutney…was wondering why you have a pic of a rice in the beginning??
Shobha
Bell pepper chutney looks delicious. will taste great with Idli and Dosa.
Great flavors and color!
Mimi
Ummmm, that chutney looks spicy and soooo good!