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Jun 7, 2008

Celery Chutney


I’ve been thinking about fiber rich recipes for contributing to dear Sangeeth’s lovely event “Eat Healthy – Fiber Rich” event. During that time one day my hubby prepared this chutney for lunch. He also took the pictures of the chutney while preparing. I am totally unaware of that. I tasted this chutney with rice and thought it was delicious and asked him what the ingredients were. He asked me to make a guess (even if he knew I am poor guesser, he he!). I could only guess bell pepper and tomato and said no idea of other ingredients. Then he showed me the pictures and I realized what the ingredients were. I was surprised that he even took the pictures! I think blogging has cast a spell on him too! And did I mention that my hubby is a good cook too!

Here is the recipe according to him:

Ingredients:
  • 1 Celery Stem, with edges removed (rich in fiber, Vitamins K and C)
  • 1 cup green Bell Pepper pieces (rich in Vitamins C, A, B6 and fiber)
  • 2 Tomatoes (rich in fiber, Vitamins C, A and K)
  • 1 small Onion (rich in Vitamin C and fiber)
  • 2 green Chilies
  • 3 tbsp Coriander Seeds
  • 1 tsp Fenugreek Seeds
  • 1 tsp Tamarind Pulp
  • ½ tsp Cumin Seeds
  • ½ tsp Turmeric
  • 5 dry Red Chilies
  • ¼ tsp Asafetida
  • 2 tsp Oil
  • Salt as required

Preparation:

Wash and cut all the vegetables into medium pieces. Keep aside.

In a pan, heat the oil and add coriander seeds + fenugreek seeds + cumin seeds + dry red chilies and fry for some time.

Then add all the chopped vegetables along with the turmeric and asafetida and fry for some time until the veggies appear little cooked.


Later switch off the flame and transfer the contents into a plate and let it cool.

When it is somewhat cold, add the contents to a blender jar and grind into a fine paste by adding a small amount of water along with salt and tamarind pulp. Don’t add too much water as the chutney should be thick in consistency.


This spicy Celery chutney goes well with rice and chapathi.


I thought this would be a perfect entry for dear Sangeeth’s wonderful event, “Eat Healthy – Fiber Rich”.

34 comments:

Unknown said... [Reply]

thats a good idea of making chutney with celery..so nice of your hubby to help you with your blogging activities..

Sagari said... [Reply]

nice presentation uma

Cham said... [Reply]

Wow, another one Uma :) Celery chutney i would have never thought, love the presentation

Meera said... [Reply]

Wow! Celery chutney!! That's so creative. I love the way you (& now your husband too!) prepare different chutneys with not-so-traditional veggies. Great idea!!

Devi Priya said... [Reply]

I make this chutney too, without onions. LIke you said very healthy and fiber rich... Way to go....

Priya

Madhavi said... [Reply]

Lovely chutney recipe Uma, looks great. Great presentation as well !!!

Unknown said... [Reply]

Very creative..never would have thought chutney from celery.This food blogging had opened door for such innovative recipes to me..will try this soon and thanks for sharing

jayasree said... [Reply]

celery chutney sounds interesting... Good presentation.

ST said... [Reply]

Uma,Celery chutney sound sintresting.I would never been thought of that.What a creative idea.Presentation goda challa challa bagundi.

ST said... [Reply]

Wish U a Happy Anniversary Uma......Enjoy:)

EC said... [Reply]

Creative chutney...and ya, I just loved the crockery you have used

Unknown said... [Reply]

Wow Uma, what a great recipe from Celery.Loved the way dear u have shown it.

kamala said... [Reply]

Very creative and great dish Uma..Never thought of making chutney with celery.

Siri said... [Reply]

Lucky to have such a 'Chef hubby' Uma. the chutney looks yummy!!

Hugs,
Siri

Lavanya Raj said... [Reply]

You are Chutney Queen Uma..So many varieties..that too tempts at the firts look...between check your mail..

zlamushka said... [Reply]

Uma, how lovely. My Tompa also sometimes takes pictures of dishes, so I can post them like they are mine :-) Celery chutney sounds absolutely fantastic, will definitely bookmark this one. Very innovative, thanks :-)
By the way, round-up for T&T May is up now. Hope you re ready for the June challenge.

Laavanya said... [Reply]

You amaze me yet again - what a yummy chutney that is!

Dori said... [Reply]

This is an interesting idea, I bet it was good!

Beyond Curries said... [Reply]

I think we can name you the Chutney Couple. How do you come up with these wacky ideas guys? Uma have you influenced your husband too?

Jokes apart, that's an awesome one Uma. I think you and your husband can make chutney with anything.

Sujatha said... [Reply]

awesome chutney recipe! I am not a big fan of celeries, your chutney looks delicious..

Sangeeth said... [Reply]

reached safely dear...lovely recipe for the event...thanks to ur hubby ;) for taking lovely pics and preparing chutney

bha said... [Reply]

nice use of celery.....and a flavour of pepper must have made it perfect....

SMN said... [Reply]

thats a nice and innovative recipe luks yummy loved the bowl..

Rosie said... [Reply]

WOW Uma this is an awesome chutney recipe!!! Wonderful pics too :)

Rosie x

@the_whisk_affair said... [Reply]

its a treat to have a hus who will help u in the kitchen, isnt it!? theres an additional treat over at my blog....come on over!

Finla said... [Reply]

Wow really good. I have only used them in soup, but this take to a another level of cooking with celery.
Looks delicious and healthy

Anjali Damerla said... [Reply]

Amazing. Never thought of this.
I have always wondered how to introduce Celery in my Indian meals and was never able to think of anything. Thanks to you, my family won't even know that they are eating celery :)
Amazing recipe.

mitr_bayarea said... [Reply]

Uma-

I've only tried using celery in soups, this is so nice, celery chutney looks tasty and seems healthy, as well.

Suganya said... [Reply]

Celery chutney looks so good. Never tried this before. Have a bunch of celery in my fridge for salad surly i am going to try this chutney.

Kalai said... [Reply]

Beautiful chutney!! You are really creative with your chutneys and so is your husband! Glad you enjoyed it. :)

Medhaa said... [Reply]

wow, how did he even think about this, lovely. My husband makes the best omellette and Maggie Noodles.

Unknown said... [Reply]

Another chutney by chutney queen..Glad that ur husband did this..Nice presentation

Thiagu said... [Reply]

thanks.
I cooked today. It was very nice.

Regards
-Thiagu

lata raja said... [Reply]

Hi! I wanted to let you know this. A friend wanted arecipe for celery chutney and I forwarded this recipe to her. She enjoyed it the following is what she wrote to me:
Thanks that was really fast Lata ..I enjoyed making the 2 types of Celery chutney ..but loved the celery chutney with all veges..its awesome....Thanks once again
She has set her status messagein facebook on the chutneys!
Thank you for the recipe. Now I shall let you know when i try this.

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