Chilli Cashew Chutney

It is quick and spicy chutney. I have added roasted cashew nuts. This gives a fantastic taste to this chutney.

You can use this chutney as a topping on bhel puri and any chat.

This goes well with idli, dosa and uthappam…

Ingredients

Red Chilli – 10

Roasted Cashew Nuts – ½ cup

Garlic – 6 cloves

Lemon Juice – 2 tsp

Cumin Powder – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

(To Temper)

Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp

Chopped Curry Leaves – few

Chopped Coriander Leaves – few

Roasted Cashew Nuts - 2 tsp

Ghee – 3 tsp

Method

Soak red chilli in hot water for about 30 minutes. Keep all the ingredients ready to prepare this chutney.

In a blender, add soaked red chilli, salt, roasted cashew nuts and garlic. Then grind it along with little water to fine paste.

In pan, heat ghee. Now add mustard seeds, let it splutter than add curry leaves, cashew nuts and chopped coriander leaves. 

Let it fry for 30 seconds. Now add cumin powder and ground chutney and keep on a low flame for another 5 minutes.

Switch off the flame and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.