Metkoot ( Traditional maharashtrian recipe )

Metkoot is a tradional Maharastrian recipe. It is very tasty & healthy aromatic powder goes well with hot rice, little salt & desi ghee. Mixing metkoot with yogurt can be a side dish with your meal. Do try this homemade healthy recipe !!

Ingredients :
Split Bengal Gram ( Chana dal )  : 1/2 cup
Split black gram ( udid dal : 1/4 cup
Lentil dal ( Masoor dal) : 2 tsp
split green gram ( moong dal ) : 1 tbsp
Rice : 1 tbsp
Coriander seeds : 1 tbsp
Hing powder : 1/2 tsp
Cloves ( lavang ) : 3-4
Cinnamon powder : 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder : 1/2 tsp
Dry ginger ( sunth ) powder : 1/2 tsp

Recipe :
Dry roast all ingredients separately except hing, cinnamon powder,  red chilli powder & sunth .
Roast till light brown. Let all the ingredients cool. Mix all & grind in mixer grinder jar to a fine powder. Heavenly aromatic Metkoot powder is ready to eat.

Enjoy metkoot with hot rice!!

Fresh green garlic chutney

In winter this green fresh garlic is easily available !! Try this tasty chutney !

Ingredients :
Washed & chopped green garlic : 1 Cup
Fresh grated coconut : 3/4 th cup
Chopped coriander : 1/2 cup
Curry leaves : 7-8
Green chillies : 1 or 2 or as per taste
Salt : 1 tsp or as per taste
Sugar : 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds : 1/2 tsp
Lemon juice : 2 tsp

Recipe :.

1. Grind all above ingredients coarsely in the mixer jar. Take out in a bowl. 
2.  Enjoy this tasty chutney with Phulka or Bhakri or even with idli.

Ridge gourd ( shiralyachyia salanchi) skin chutney

Ingredients :
Washed, chopped & dried Ridge gourd skin : 1 Cup
Roasted Peanut powder : 1 tsp
Roasted Sesame (til) seeds : 1 tbsp
Curry leaves : 7-8
Fresh coconut : 1/4 th cup
Green chillies : 1 or 2 or as per taste
Salt : 1 tsp or as per taste
Sugar : 1/4 tsp

Oil : 1 tsp
Cumin seeds : 1/2 tsp
Hing : 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder : 1/4 th tsp

Recipe :

1. Add oil in a heavy bottom pan.Turn on the gas.
2. Add cumin seeds in the oil when it becomes hot. Add hing & turmeric powder.
3. Add curry leaves, green chilli  & ridge gourd skin. Stir well for 5 minutes. 
4. Add peanut powder & sesame seeds 
5. Add salt & sugar. Add fresh coconut. Mix properly.
6. Grind coarsely in the mixer jar & enjoy this tasty chutney with Phulka or Bhakri.!

         

Lasun Chutney

Tasty mouth watering Lasun Chutney !! This chutney is easy & requires very less ingredients!

Ingredients :
Dry coconut slices : 1 Cups
Garlic cloves: 7-8
Salt : 3/4 tsp or as per taste
Kashmiri Red chilli powder :2 tsp

Recipe :

1. Add garlic & salt in the mixer jar & grind fine.
2. Add coconut slices & red chilli powder. Grind coarsely. Chutney is ready.
3. Mix properly & keep in clean dry jar. Chutney remains good for 15-20 days.
4. Enjoy with bhakri or phulka.

Curry leaves( kadhi patta ) tasty chatney

Ingredients :
Washed & dried curry leaves : 2 Cups
Roasted Peanuts: 1 Cup
Roasted Sesame (til) seeds : 2 tbsp
Red dried chillies : 4-5 or as per taste
Dry tamarind ( chinch ) : 2 inch ( 2-3 pieces)
Sugar : 1/2 tsp
Salt : 1 tsp or as per taste

Oil : 1 tsp

Recipe :

1. Add oil in a heavy bottom vessel or kadhai. Turn on the gas.
2. Add curry leaves in the oil when it becomes hot.
3. Roast the curry leaves till it become crispy.Let them cool completely. Green colour should be retained.
4. Add roasted peanuts & sesame seeds 
5. Add red chillies, dry tamarind, sugar & salt.
6. Grind coarsely in the mixer & enjoy this tasty chutney with Phulka or Bhakri.!

          You can eat this chutney with Idli by adding yoghurt !!