July 25, 2012

Roasted Red Bell Pepper and Coconut Chutney


A simple chutney made with Red Bell pepper and fresh coconut. Roasting red peppers brings out a distinct and delicious flavor which when combined with creamy coconut, creates this tasty and smoky chutney, which can be served with Dosa or Idly. It can also be used as a dip or even in your sandwich. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!


Makes approx 1 1/4 Cup

Ingredients
1 - Red Bell pepper / Red Capsicum
1 Cup - Coconut
1/4 Tsp - Jeera seeds / Cumin seeds
1/2 Tsp - Lime juice
5 - Curry Leaves
1 - Dry Red Chilly (Add more if you want to make it spicier)
1 cm - Fresh Ginger
1/4 Cup - Water
Oil
Salt

For Seasoning / Tadka
1/2 Tsp - Mustard seeds
2 - Dry Red Chilly
A few Curry Leaves
Oil

Directions
  • Preheat the oven broiler.
  • Cut the bell pepper into halves and remove the seeds.
  • Coat the bell pepper with canola oil or any other oil of your choice, that has a high smoking point.
  • Arrange the peppers skin side up on a baking sheet and place the baking sheet on the highest rack in your oven.
  • Keep an eye on the peppers as they roast. When dark splotches begin to appear on the peppers, remove the baking sheet from the oven.and carefully turn each pepper over.

  • When the top of the peppers begin to darken again, remove them from the oven and place them into a large bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, making sure that it is sealed air-tight all the way around. The steam from the trapped hot peppers will loosen the skins. After the peppers have cooled, peel the blackened skin off.
  • In a blender, add the roasted pepper, coconut, jeera seeds, lime juice,curry leaves, ginger,salt and water and grind to get a smooth paste.
  • In a pan, heat some oil and add mustard seeds. When the seeds start to splutter, add dry red chilly and curry leaves, saute for a minute.
  • Add this seasoning to the pepper-coconut paste.
Notes and Tips
  • This chutney can be used for sandwiches too. Just skip the tadka step and  smother some of this chutney in between buttered and toasted bread.

5 comments :

  1. back in action dudette!
    suma

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  2. The color is sensational ~ beautiful shot!
    USMasala

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  3. Beautiful clicks ...Colourful and tempting.

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  4. Its really nice. Nice colour.

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  5. Lovely idea of roasting bell peppers..I tried it out with shallow frying bell peppers,looks healthier version!!

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