Rajasthan

Kachri ki chutney

Name: Kachri ki chutney
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Rajasthani
Ingredients: 1/2 cup dried kachri soaked kachri (dried); 8 to 10 cloves garlic; 6 to 8 soaked dried red chilli; 1 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 2 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); a pinch asafoetida; 1/4 cup water; Salt, to taste

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25 minTime

1 gProtein each

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Make it your way

Grandma's wayDried kachri, garlic and chilli, cooked briefly in oil.

The original

62kcal

1 gprotein

2 gfibre

25minutes

Kachri ki chutney as Marwari homes keep it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.

Ingredients

Kachri (dried)½ cup dried kachri, soaked

Garlic8 to 10 cloves

Dried red chilli6 to 8, soaked

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp

Cumin seeds½ tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp

Asafoetidaa pinch

Water¼ cup

Saltto taste

Method

4 steps

1Soak the dried kachri and red chillies in warm water for 15 minutes, then drain.
2Grind kachri, chillies, garlic, chilli powder and salt to a coarse paste with a splash of water.
3Heat oil, crackle cumin and asafoetida, add the paste and cook on low for 5 minutes, stirring.
4Cool and store in a clean, dry jar in the fridge.

Serve it like this

Serve a teaspoon on the side of the thali, next to the ghee and papad.

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Kachri ki chutney

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Ingredients

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