Quick Sweet and Tangy Guava (Amrood) Chutney Recipe

  

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Are you looking to elevate your meals with a burst of flavor? This quick and easy sweet and tangy guava chutney is the perfect way to make your everyday food interesting. Whether you're serving dal, rice, or roti, this chutney will add a delightful twist to your meal. Let's dive into the recipe!

Ingredients

• Fresh Thai Guava: 1 guava, cut into small pieces (remove seeds if desired)
• Green Chillies: Adjust according to your spice preference
• Coriander Leaves: Freshly cut, a handful
• Salt: To taste
• Lime Juice: Extract lime juice of 1 full lemon
• Water: A small amount, just enough to achieve the desired consistency

Instructions

1. Prepare the Guava: Begin by cutting the fresh Thai guava into small pieces. You can remove the seeds if you prefer a smoother chutney, but this step is optional.

2. Add Ingredients to Blender: In a blender jar, add the guava pieces, freshly cut coriander leaves, and green chillies according to your desired spice level.

3. Season the Mixture: Add salt to taste and the juice of one full lime to the blender.

4. Blend the Chutney: Add a small amount of water to the blender to help with blending. Blend the mixture for about one minute until smooth. Check the consistency and continue blending if you prefer a smoother paste.

5. Adjust Thickness: If the chutney is too thick, you can add a little more water and blend again until you achieve your desired consistency.

6. Serve and Enjoy: Once your chutney is ready, serve it alongside your meal. This chutney pairs perfectly with dal, rice, or roti, bringing a zesty and refreshing touch to your dishes.

Tips and Variations

• Customize Your Chutney: You can also dry roast the Guava on medium flame and then use it to blend. This will give a smoky flavor to the chutney. You can add a little sugar if you prefer a sweeter chutney.
• Storage: Store any leftover chutney in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It should keep for a few days, allowing you to enjoy its vibrant flavors throughout the week.

This sweet and tangy guava chutney is a quick and delicious addition to any meal, and it's sure to impress your family and friends. Give it a try and enjoy the burst of flavors it brings to your favorite dishes! Also do share your own recipe. We would love to try that as well. Let me know how you like it in the comments below. Happy cooking!

Summer Coolers: Arabian Pulpy Grape Juice

 After a brief spell of nail biting cold, it is high time we prepare ourselves from the Summer season which is just at the doorstep. March and April are the transition months when we are always in a dilemma as to what we should wear? The mercury shoots up by a few degrees while at night, mercury rests a little lower. Nonetheless this temperature difference won’t last long. During the Summer season, we need to take extreme caution as far as food is concerned. The kids are easy prey to the scorching heat as they get summer vacations for two months and no matter how much you stop them from playing in the Summer heat, they pay less heed to your caution. After all, these are the formative years when they need to play and have fun. To beat the heat, there are various drinks one can prepare at home to keep heat stroke at bay. Drink lots of fluids such as buttermilk, Mango shake, chilled Rose milk, Water-Melon slush and so on. Summer season also brings with it lots of juicy fruits such as Mango, Litchi, Cherry, Water Melon, Pineapple. Give your children lots of fruits to eat even if your child refuses to eat and behaves a bit fussy. Just stay calm and remember, "It is the Summer Loo that kills one’s appetite”.

In this blog, I am going to write about a Summer cooler drink straight from the Middle East. During my tenure at Bangalore, I had this drink for the first time at a small cafe, Hot n Cool near our office in Electronic City Phase-2 and since then I am a fan of this amazing drink. It is made from Black grapes. The recipe is quite simple with a one step as most arduous. Step by Step procedure to make this drink is as follows:

Ingredients you need:

1. Seedless Black grapes - 400 gms

2. Sugar / Jaggery Powder - 100 gms

3. Water - 800 ml

Steps to follow:

1. Wash the grapes thoroughly with water.

2. Peel off the skin of grapes.

3. Take a vessel and put all the peeled grapes and peeled skin in it. Add 500 ml of water.

4. Place the vessel on the gas burner and switch on the burner.

5. Add sugar as per your taste. I prefer Jaggery powder as Jaggery is healthier as compared to sugar. (Remember to add sugar/jaggery powder just enough to give a slight sweeter taste such that it should change the original taste of grapes).

6. Bring the water to boil and then switch to low flame. Let it boil for another 15 minutes.

7. You will see the color of water turn pink.

8. Filter the solution using a strainer.

9. Separate out the grapes from the skin. 

10. Cut the peeled grapes in half.

11. Add the grapes in the solution collected in another bowl. 

12. The leftover skin can be used as a compost in the kitchen garden.

13. Refrigerate the drink for 2-5 hours (depends on the cooling capacity of your refrigerator)

14. The drink is supposed to give it the best taste when served chilled. You can also add ice cubes (optional).

15. If you wish you can also add crushed Mint leaves as Mint is a natural cooler in Summer.

Try it once and do share your feedback if you like it. As I always say, ”No recipe is perfect. Chef is free to make modifications as per his/her experience”.

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