Fun experience with black gram chutney

Have you ever tasted black gram chutney? If not, then make it at your home. This chutney is not only delicious but is also beneficial for health. You might be bored of eating the same food every day, so making black gram chutney is a great option to add variety to your diet.

Ingredients required for black gram chutney

– 1 cup soaked black gram

– 8-10 garlic cloves

– 1 inch ginger

– 3-4 green chillies

– 1 cup fresh coriander

– 1/2 tsp black salt

– plain salt as per taste

– 1 tablespoon lemon juice

– 2 teaspoons mustard oil

– 1 tomato

– 1 small chopped onion

– 1 pinch asafoetida

Process to make black gram chutney

– Soak black gram overnight. In the morning, boil them well for 4-5 whistles in the cooker, ensure that the gram becomes completely soft.

– Heat one teaspoon oil or ghee in a pan. Add cumin, garlic, ginger and green chillies and fry lightly.

Now add chopped onion to it and fry until it turns golden. Then add chopped tomatoes and a little salt and cook until the tomatoes become soft.

– Add boiled black gram and mix well and fry for 2 minutes so that the flavor of the spices gets absorbed into the gram.

– Turn off the gas and let the mixture cool. Then put it in the mixer, add green coriander and some water and grind it coarsely.

– Take out the chutney in a bowl, add lemon juice. If you want more flavor, you can add mustard seeds and curry leaves.

– Your spicy and delicious black gram chutney is ready. Serve it with parathas, puri or dal-rice.