Mixed Chutney

Ingredients
Dudhi - 6 pieces
Tomato - 2 Nos
Brinjal - 3 Nos
Green Chillies - 5 or 6 (depending upon how spicy you want)
Garlic Flakes - 6 or 7
Jeera (Cumin seeds) - 1/4 tbsp
Tamarind
Turmeric - 1/4 tbsp
Salt to taste

Procedure
In a frying pane add 1 tbsp of oil and heat for a couple of minutes. Add the Dudhi pieces, Brinjal and Tomato to this pane and fry till soft. Then add the Green Chillies, Turmeric, Cumin seeds and fry for a minute or two.

In a the Grinder/Mixture jar add all the above ingredients, Salt to taste, Garlic Flakes. Grind well till smooth paste.

In a frying pane take 1 tbsp and heat for a minute. Put couple of red chillies (dry), cumin seeds, mustard seeds, curry leaves, a pinch of aestofida (hing) and the above paste. And your South Indian Cucumber Chutney is ready to serve.

Author's Note
All season chutney goes well with Chappattis.

Tomato Chutney

Ingredients

Tomatoes - 3 Nos
Groundnuts - 2 tbsp
Green Chilli - 5-6 (depends upon how spicy you want)
Garlic - 6-7 pieces
Jeera - 1 tbsp
Tamarind/Lemon - 1 flake (depends upon how khatta you want)
Salt to taste
Turmeric - 1/2 tbsp Oil - 2 tbsp

Procedure

Cut the tomatoes into medium sized pieces. In a frying pane heat the oil for a minute. Fry the cut tomato pieces till they release water and are a little softer. Add turmeric powder to this while frying tomatoes. Put this aside. In the same frying pane add 1 tbsp oil and fry the Green chillies adding to it Groundnuts and Jeera to the same. Fry for couple of minutes on medium flame.

Mix all the above shallow fried things in a Grinder/Mixture jar. Add Garlic flakes, Tamarind and salt to taste. Grind well to a smooth paste. And your Tomato chutney is ready.

In a frying pane put 1 tbsp of oil, add to it some jeera, couple of red chillies (dry) and add the above paste to it. Fry for a minute and your Tomato Chutney is ready to serve.

Author's Note
This chutney goes very well with Chapatis and Rice dishes. This is instant, ready to use chutney to add spice to your meal. This has to be consumed with a day or two (storing in freeze for more than one day).