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Thursday, February 18, 2010

Ulavalu Chutney/Kollu Paruppu Chutney

One day of food outside oh thats common, two thats okie too, third and the fourth oh thats definitely bad... I said, this is not India to get Indian food; Krish looked at me and smiled and answered "You are becoming crazy about Indian food these days". Ofcourse I dont deny the fact, I fall back on Indian food and most importantly all my supplies are vanishing ;). I am always elated and my happiness finds no bound when I see my Orange topped pantry bottles beg me to fill them back!!! "There will be my favorite for lunch" is all I replied. My fav, oh its mostly healthy other than the sweets that I munch he he he!!!

Ulavalu in Telugu, Kollu in Tamil, Kulthi in Hindi and Horse Gram in English; its a very proteinious and a fibre rich dhal. My Naanamma says that horses are fed Ulavalu so they dont put on fat, which helps then be the fastest animal. So true to every word, it reduces cholestrol and any excretion realted problems too. Horse Gram chutney is very easy to make a flavorful and ofcourse tasty too.

As told I made the chutney, Krish came home for lunch and I had a platter full of Annam Muddalu with Ulavalu Chutney there was nothing left and infact we had more food than usual...



Ingredients:

Horse Gram - 3/4 cup
Pearl Onions - 1 cup
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1 1/2 tbsp
Coriander Seeds - 1 tbsp
Red Chillies - 5 nos.
Curry Leaves a few
Sesame Oil - 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Water as needed



Method:

1. Wash and soak Horse Gram for an hour, pressure cook the dhal with 2 cups of Water until soft and mushy. There will be very little Water left after cooking, just retain the Water.
2. In a pan heat Oil, Mustard Seeds, Curry Leaves; when the Mustard Seeds splutter add the Cumin Seeds and Coriander Seeds.
3. When they turn brown add the sliced Pearl Onions and cook until golden brown.
4. Let it cool and paste it with the Horse Gram and Salt. If the blender refuses to move add the retained Water from the cooked dhal.
5. Do not make it watery, keep it thick and coarse if you like.



Serve with: Steaming Rice and Ghee, mix well with Chutney and make Muddalu or balls.

60 comments:

FH said...

I love that Horsegram. Beautiful presentation Ramya, must try chutney. We make Huruli Kattu, like thick gravy boiled down to paste, very spicy. Tastes great with rice and ghee just like your's.

Saraswathy Balakrishnan said...

Wow that horsegram chutney would be great combination with iddlies or dosa dear....

Pavithra Elangovan said...

Looks yummy ...I love these kind of chutney with hot rice with ghee heavenly... and this chutney is slightly variated with what i regularly do... will bookmark and try for sure ramya.. Can I come and have those cute muddalu...

Simplyfood said...

Interesting recipe.

Preeti Kashyap said...

New to me...have bookmarked it!

Panchpakwan said...

Looks spicy chutney..nice presentation.
we make hurli saru..

Dolly Sharma said...

Dear Ramya, THanks so much for patiently visiting my blog and giving me ur feedback. I have been thinking abt visiting your space for a while but cd'nt and i was delighed to see ur space today. I must say I was also impressed that u kept on leaving ur comments on my blog and u have won me over and I do apologise for not visiting u earlier. I was away for a while and when I saw your comment today..I said no more Procrastinating..Today's the day. I love ur beautiful array of recipes and enjoyed reading ur writeups too. LOve this chutney. Beautiful Clicks. Nows on I'll be following you.

Swathi said...

Ramya,

Beautiful presentation, nice chutney, I will try some time.

Priya Suresh said...

Such a healthy chutney Ramya...love the way u have presented this dish...awesome..

Cham said...

The chutney is on top of list as I love spicy stuff! Got to get some horsegram on my next visit to Indian grocery! Beautiful presentation as usual Ramya!

Cicily Antony said...

Chutney looks yummy...i like the spicy ones a lot...hav to giv this one a try...

Cool Lassi(e) said...

Hey Ramya,
You dont know me but I know you, from other blogs. Love your blog. Following you. Please come pick your awards from my space.

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Cool Lassi(e) said...

Hey, love the chutney. Never had this kollu paruppu chutney before ..rasam yes, but not chutney. The rice balls look yummy.

SE said...

very new and interesting chutney !!

Vrinda said...

Never tasted parippu chutney...sounds gr8

Sowjanya@Ruchikacooks said...

Lovely Kollu. It is good in whatever it is put in, rasam or chutney. You are making me drool as we dont get it here :(
Enjoy! Doesnt these podis and thogayals make you eat more :)

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Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

looks great. lovely presentation...

Suparna said...

horsegram saaru is the only thing I knew to prepare..wow chutney would be great, thanks for the recipe,nice clicks.
TC

Anu said...

Beautiful presentation.. Yummy chutney.. Never tried this one will try soon...

Savi-Ruchi said...

we also prepare horsegram chutney & horsegram is called hurali kaalu in Kannada. We add coconut for the chutney. This one is different & will try this next time when I get horsegram.

Soma Pradhan said...

thx for visiting my blog..you hv a nice bblog with some yummy recipes....nice chutney..

Neetz said...

Simply superb dear..i havent tried this but nowi ill make this for sure :)

Jaishree Iyer said...

Never had this kollu paruppu chutney before.. will try this chutney soon..Lovely presentation ramya:)

Chitra said...

Kollu chutney looks yumm.Will surely try this weekend..We all need this :P
Thanks dear..

Nandinis food said...

Chutney looks yum!
Beautiful presentation!!!

jayasree said...

Kollu is my favorite. Delicious chutney.. those rice balls are tempting me.

Tina said...

Chutney looks yummy and spicy...

Padhu Sankar said...

Horse gram chutney sounds interesting
http://padhuskitchen.blogspot.com/

Sushma Mallya said...

sounds interesting,nice recipe too to try,looks so good..

Fathima said...

that is a new one for me... looks yummy 'n spicy...

Myvegfare said...

That's beautiful presentation!!, I love Horse gram amma used to use it a lot in lot of things, My hubby doesn't fancy it, He says that only horses should eat it!!, I have made podi with it, I haven't tried chutney this style, will give it a try!!

Shama Nagarajan said...

lovely presentation dear..healthy chutney..would like to try

Meena said...

First, thanx for visiting my space and the lovely comments...like the variety of your recipes...

I will be following your blog!

This chutney is truly unique to me because I have never cooked with horsegram before...very interesting!!!

Shanthi Krishnakumar said...

Great and awesome chutney. Would like to have it with hot rice.

Jaya M said...

lovely spread and chutney looks so lip-smacking lol..
hugs and smiles

Saritha said...

heard of ulava charu but not ulava pachadi.will check with mom about this pachadi.

Nithya said...

Looks really nice. This is something so new for me. sure to try it out.

Anjum said...

beautiful presentation....looks great.Must try ..on my list

Shri said...

I only knew the curry side to this...Interesting and delicious!

Raks said...

New to me,It would taste great with rice mixed up with sesame oil!

Parita said...

What a lovely presentation!

Gita Jaishankar said...

Hey nice presentation da :) chutney with horsegram sounds delicious and healthy one too...I've got to try this soon!

suvaiyaana suvai said...

wow horse gram chutney!

Padma said...

Muddalu looks cute. Nice chutney.. kollu is good for cold and this is perfect for this season. My grandma too makes same kind.

Mangala Bhat said...

Wow! Ramya ...Nice Presentation!Lovely recipe!

priya said...

interesting n inviting..healthy too!

Preety said...

great recipe, new to me

ARUNA said...

Sounds interesting yaa, never tried it though. Beautiful presentation n gorgeous clicks Ramya!

Astha said...

Nice! I am a fan of south indian cuisine and would love to try this!

Astha

www.afterworkcooking.blogspot.com

Astha said...

Nice! I am a fan of south indian cuisine and would love to try this!

Astha

www.afterworkcooking.blogspot.com

Namitha said...

Nice and interesting recipe...presented beautifully...Have a great week end !

Sashi said...

Nice.. We do make kollu chutney much similar to this .. Love to have them with white rice ramya ..

Pari Vasisht said...

Hi Ramya. I have some horsegram let me try this looks very interesting and so well presented.
I have bookmarked.

Aparna said...

Very well Presented dear..This is new to me..

Valarmathi Sanjeev said...

Kollu is my favorite....Healthy one....chutney looks yummy... Nice presentation.

Hayley said...

Chutney looks delicious and yummy!!!new to me..must try soon..;-))

Urmi said...

Very nice and interesting recipe. Looks delicious. I appreciate for your wonderful presentation.

Sapna Anu B.George said...

wow, great to meet you greet you and taste your food and spices through your words

shahana said...

Never tried this.Im bookmarking this

Nithu Bala said...

I too make this chutney..loved the picture Dear..very nice recipe..

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