{"id":500,"date":"2006-06-20T09:21:28","date_gmt":"2006-06-20T13:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/archives\/2006\/06\/20\/red-bell-pepper-chutney\/"},"modified":"2008-04-06T20:15:51","modified_gmt":"2008-04-07T03:15:51","slug":"red-bell-pepper-chutney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/archives\/2006\/06\/20\/red-bell-pepper-chutney\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bell Pepper Chutney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/mahanandi\/images\/redbellpepperchutney\/pacchadiimagecopyrighted1.jpg\" class=\"noborder\" alt=\"Red Bell Pepper Chutney\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Of all different colored bell peppers, I like the red ones. Red bell peppers are matured green bell peppers and when bell pepper ages, not only the color but the flavor also changes. They become sweet, which is a surprise. Usually maturing into red signals the more fierce kind of flavor in vegetables, but here they mellow.<\/p>\n<p>This favorite chutney of mine is prepared by roasting red bell peppers, onion and dried red chillies and by blending them including peanuts, <a href=\"http:\/\/store.indianfoodsco.com\/grocery\/ProdDesc.CFM?itemid=DFK45&#038;Description=Jaggery%20-%20Dried%20Sugarcane%20Juice&#038;countryid=&#038;countryname=&#038;countryorderid=\">jaggery<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ishopindian.com\/shop\/product.php?productid=22005&#038;cat=0&#038;page=1\">tamarind juice<\/a>. The result is one of the flavorful and easiest Bharath-inspired chutnies you will ever try. Tastes superb with all the breakfast items, like idly, dosa, upma and also with rice, chapati or as a spread and dip for snack items.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/mahanandi\/images\/redbellpepperchutney\/pacchadiimagecopyrighted3.jpg\" class=\"noborder\" alt=\"Red Bell Peppers, Onion, Garlic, Dried Red Chillies, Roasted Peanuts, Tamarind and Jaggery - Ingredients for Red Bell Pepper Chutney\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Recipe:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font face=verdana><small><strong> Cut to big chunks: <\/strong><\/small><\/font><br \/>\n2 big red bell peppers<br \/>\n1 medium sized onion<br \/>\n6-8 dried red chillies<br \/>\n2 garlic cloves<\/p>\n<p><font face=verdana><small><strong>Roast:<\/strong><\/small><\/font><br \/>\nHeat about 1 to 2 tablespoons of peanut oil in a skillet.<br \/>\nAdd and roast the cut vegetables and dried red chillies on high heat. The vegetables should be very well browned and soft. Remove them from heat and allow to cool.<\/p>\n<p><font face=verdana><small><strong>Meanwhile, Soak tamarind, and Roast Peanuts:<\/strong><\/small><\/font><br \/>\n&#8211; Small Lime sized <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ishopindian.com\/shop\/product.php?productid=22005&#038;cat=0&#038;page=1\">tamarind<\/a> in half-cup of warm water for about 10 minutes. Or microwave for 30 seconds &#8211; This is to soften the tamarind, so it can grind well.<br \/>\n&#8211; Roast half-cup of peanuts until golden and remove skins. Store-bought un-salted, roasted peanuts are fine too.<\/p>\n<p><font face=verdana><small><strong>Blend, in a blender or in a mortar using a pestle:<\/strong><\/small><\/font><br \/>\nAll the roasted vegetables<br \/>\nTamarind, along with the water it soaked in.<br \/>\nHalf cup of roasted peanuts<br \/>\n&frac12; tablespoon of powdered <a href=\"http:\/\/store.indianfoodsco.com\/grocery\/ProdDesc.CFM?itemid=DFK45&#038;Description=Jaggery%20-%20Dried%20Sugarcane%20Juice&#038;countryid=&#038;countryname=&#038;countryorderid=\">jaggery<\/a><br \/>\n&frac14; tsp of salt or to taste<br \/>\nGrind them together to coarse puree, without adding any extra water. <\/p>\n<p>Remove to a cup and serve with your favorite breakfast\/lunch\/supper items.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/mahanandi\/images\/redbellpepperchutney\/pacchadiimagecopyrighted2.jpg\" class=\"noborder\" alt=\"Red Bell Pepper Chutney and Besan Dosas\" \/><br \/>\n<small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/archives\/2006\/06\/19\/gram-flour-dosa-besan-ka-cheela-or-puda\/\">Besan Dosa<\/a> and Red Bell Pepper Chutney<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n<p><small>Recipe Source: My own creation<\/small><!--4e07e73cb83f852db4e8599eea30788d--><!--5220a12e3a1ffdac414bb34d20273786--><!--30542b44bb2b7495c8ffda0f1fbd5356--><!--5a64f367ca82d5cb6e4b993c21626bc2--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Of all different colored bell peppers, I like the red ones. Red bell peppers are matured green bell peppers and when bell pepper ages, not only the color but the flavor also changes. They become sweet, which is a surprise. Usually maturing into red signals the more fierce kind of flavor in vegetables, but here [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,134,10,132],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bell-pepper","category-dried-red-chillies","category-peanuts","category-peppers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nandyala.org\/mahanandi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}