Favourite Chutney Recipes || Nuvvula Pacchadi and Allam Pacchadi

Nuvvula Pachadi | Andhra Sesame Chutney | Til ka Chutney

Nuvvulu or Sesame Seed is one of my favourite flavours, and I use the seeds or the roasted, spiced sesame powder (Nuvvula Podi) liberally in my cooking. I also mix Nuvvula Podi with rice topped with sesame oil or then make this spicy Andhra Sesame Seeds Chutney that we call Nuvvula Pachadi.

In South India; especially in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu; cold-pressed, unprocessed sesame oil and unpolished sesame seeds play a big part in cooking. This is one of the ways we get our micro-nutrients like iron, Vitamin B, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium and zinc.

You can have this pachadi as an accompaniment to idli and dosa.

Ingredients

• 1/2 Cup Unpolished Sesame Seeds, Nuvvulu, Til
• 3-4 Spicy Red Chillies
• 1/2″ Ball Tamarind
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric
• 1 tsp Oil (Sesame Oil Preferred)
• Salt to Taste

For Tempering

• 1 tsp Oil (Sesame Oil Preferred)
• 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
• 1 Split Red Chilly
• 4-5 Curry Leaves

Instructions

Making the Andhra Nuvvula Pachadi

1. In a kadhai, over low flame, heat the sesame oil.
2. Add sesame seeds and chillies.
3. Stir-fry till the seeds puff up a bit, become aromatic and change colour.
4. Turn off the heat, and add tamarind and turmeric.
5. Grind with a some water and salt till it is a thick paste.

The Tempering

1. In a ladle, heat the oil.
2. Add mustard seeds and wait till they crackle.
3. Add cumin seeds and split red chillies, and stir-fry for a few seconds till they start to change colour.
4. Turn off the heat and add torn curry leaves to the tempering.
5. Mix well and add to the Nuvvula Pachadi

Savouring the Andhra Nuvvula Pachadi | Ellu Pachadi

1. Add a dollop of the pachadi and 1 tsp sesame oil to warm rice, mix well, and eat at the start of the meal. We call this Modati Mudda in Andhra Pradesh.

I am here with another Andhra recipe..I know they go crazy for this chutney…Even I do..It is a sweet,spicy and tangy chutney which is perfect with dosa or with another Andhra famous crepes called as pesarattu

Ingrediants:

Ginger-1 cup chopped

Garlic-4 cloves

Tamarind – a small lemon size

Dry Red Chilli-3

Jaggery / Vellam / Sarkarai or Sugar- 2 tblspn

Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu-1 tblspn

Chana Dal / Kadalai Paruppu -1 tblspn

Mustard seeds / Kaduku-1 tsp

Cumin seeds / Jeerakam-1 tsp

Oil-3 tblspn

Salt to taste

Method:

Heat 2 tblspn oil in a kadai..Add dry chilli,channa dal,roasted gram dal and garlic in it..Fry till it turns golden..Remove this and put it in a blender..

Now in the same oil add in ginger and fry till golden…Remove this and add to the blender..

Now add in jaggery,tamarind and salt and make it into a fine paste by adding some water.

Heat 1 tblspn oil and crackle in mustard and cumin seeds…Pour in the ground chutney and switch off the flame..

Mix well and serve with dosa or idli..

Pictorial:

Take all your ingrediants

Heat oil in a kadai

add in dry chillies

add in roasted gram dal and urad dal

add in garlic and mix well

fry till golden

take this in a blender

fry ginger in the same pan

till it gets golden

remove and take it in a blender

add in tamarind and jaggery

season with salt

blend it

add some water

and make it into smooth paste

now make seasoning by heating oil

and crackle in mustard and cumin seeds

pour in the ground chutney

switch off the flame

and mix well

Serve with dosa…