Leek Chutney/Thuvaiyal

Have you ever prepared anything as Indianised version of chutney or side dish using Leeks?? if not just go throw this interesting spicy as well as mildly tangy chutney with leeks...My H love crispy dosas and he always need two or three side dishes to enjoy either idli or dosas...Sometimes i have to break my head to cook up something new of else revisited chutney to serve him happily, this time i prepared this delicious chutney or thuvaiyal using leeks,ginger,garlic,coriander seeds, curry leaves,red chillies and tamarind..Needless to say this thuvaiyal tastes marvellous as side dish for dosas,with sambhar rice and i loved it..

Ingredients:

• 1cup Leeks (chopped finely)
• 1tbsp Ginger (chopped)
• 6nos Garlic cloves
• 1tbsp Coriander seeds
• Few curry leaves
• 4nos Dry red chillies
• 1no Tamarind (blueberry size)
• Salt
• Oil
• 1/2tsp Mustard seeds
• 1/4tsp Urad dal
• Few curry leaves

Method:
Heat few drops of oil, fry the chopped ginger, garlic cloves, dry red chillies, coriander seeds and curry leaves until they turns brown, take them in a mixie, now add the chopped leeks to the same pan and fry until they shrinks a bit...Take this sauteed leeks along with the fried spices,tamarind, grind as bit coarse paste with enough salt and water..

Meanwhile heat enough oil, let splutters the mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves, add this temperd spices to the grounded paste, mix well and serve as side dish..

Source: Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes