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Coriander chutney is a traditional chutney made with chopped fresh coriander leaves as the main ingredient. Other ingredients usually include ginger, green chili peppers, lemon juice, cumin powder, water, and salt. There are many coriander chutney variations made with different additional ingredients such as yogurt, sugar, and mango powder.
The ingredients are blended until smooth or chunky, and the chutney is then usually served as a spread or a dip, but it's also used as an ingredient or condiment to prepare Indian chaat dishes such as bhel puri or sev puri. It is believed that the best coriander chutney has flavors that are spicy and tangy.
Blatjang is a South African chutney that is usually served with barbecued meat as a condiment. The thick chutney is made with fruits, sugar, vinegar, and various spices. Traditionally, it contains dried apricots, raisins, walnuts, ginger, allspice, garlic, and dried onions.
After the ingredients have been simmered, blatjang is poured into jars and left to cool down.
Mango chutney is a traditional chutney made with fresh mango as the main ingredient. Other ingredients include ginger, garlic, red chili peppers, cumin, coriander, turmeric, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, and brown sugar. There's quite a few mango chutney variations made with different additional ingredients.
The ingredients are cooked down, sometimes mashed if desired, and the chutney is usually served as a spread or a dip, but it's also used in lots of other ways such as being added to curries, chicken dishes, snacks, and sandwiches. It is believed that the best mango chutney should have flavors that are sweet, sour, and slightly spicy.
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Coconut chutney is a popular South Indian condiment or side dish, consisting of a coconut stew that is combined with shallots, tamarind, ginger, chiles, and curry leaves. It is a specialty of the North Malabar region, where it is prepared in two versions - solid and liquid.
The liquid version is usually served with idlis and dosas, while the solid version, also known as uruttu chammanthi, is commonly served with rice, either for lunch or dinner. It is said that the best coconut chutney is made with ammikal, or mortar and pestle, when the chutney is ground by hand, resulting in a far superior flavor than the ones made with a blender or a food processor.
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Tamarind chutney or imli chutney is a traditional chutney made with tamarind as the main ingredient. Other ingredients usually include jaggery, coriander, cumin, red chili peppers, ginger, salt, and water. There are many tamarind chutney variations made with different additional ingredients such as dates (khajoor) or garam masala spices.
The ingredients are cooked until soft, then blended until smooth, and the chutney is usually served as a spread or a dip, but it's also used with most Indian chaats and snacks such as idli, dosa, vada, pakora, or samosa. It is believed that the best tamarind chutney has flavors that are sweet and tangy.
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Green chutney or hari chutney is a traditional chutney made with green herbs and vegetables as main ingredients. Apart from coriander leaves, mint leaves, and green chili peppers, the chutney usually contains ginger, garlic, gram dal, cumin, chaat masala, sugar, salt, asafoetida, lemon juice, and water.
There are many green chutney variations made with different additional ingredients. The ingredients are blended until smooth, and the chutney is then usually served as a spread or a dip, but it's also used with snacks, chaats, and sandwiches. It is believed that the best green chutney is one of the healthiest Indian chutneys.
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Thought to have its roots in Awadh, this traditional South Indian chutney combines ginger with split black grams (urad dal), split Bengal grams (chana dal), green or red chilis, tamarind, and a variety of spices such as coriander seeds, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, and curry leaves.
All the ingredients are first fried together, blended into a smooth mixture using some water, salt, and sugar or jaggery, and then finished with spices. Ginger chutney can also contain other ingredients such as onions, tomatoes, or freshly grated coconut for extra flavor.
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Mint chutney or pudina chutney is a traditional chutney made with mint as the main ingredient. Other ingredients include cilantro, lemon juice, ginger, garlic, and chili peppers, along with water and spices (optionally). There's a large number of mint chutney variations, with different additional ingredients.
It is believed that the best mint chutney should have a creamy texture and a slightly tangy flavor that's not prominently sour. Pudina chutney is regularly served as a side dish with snacks such as pakora, samosa, and sandwiches, with kebabs, or with breakfast items such as idli, dosa, and vada.
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Tomato chutney is a south Indian chutney variety that's traditionally prepared by crushing roasted tomatoes, chilis, garlic, tamarind, salt, and cumin in a mortar. Nowadays, there are various additions such as urad dal, chana dal, sesame seeds, peanuts, onions, garlic, and ginger.
Once prepared, the tomato chutney is typically served with breakfast foods such as dosa and idli, but it is not uncommon to see it served with rice or snacks such as masala vada and dal vada.
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Onion chutney or pyaaz ki chutney is a traditional chutney made with onion as the main ingredient. Other ingredients usually include ginger, red chili peppers, green chili peppers, cumin, turmeric, mustard seeds, oil, salt, and various spices.
There are many onion chutney variations made with different additional ingredients. The ingredients are ground into a paste and mixed with oil, and the chutney is then usually served as a spread or a dip, but it's also used in curries and sandwiches or with cheese and roasted vegetables.
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