There was a struggle to get the last bit out. The unpredictable random movement which the spoon shows while spooning out the last remains from a bottle is worth watching. I have been trying or rather struggling to do the same since past 10 mins.

Lahsun ki chutney and all good things in life

This is the last bit of the lahsun ki chutney which was left in the bottle. It ended like all good things in life – quickly. There is a smoking hot Aloo Paratha which is lying on my plate, middle of February has got nice weather and what else do you want on a Sunday. The normal accompanists for a Aloo Ka paratha – the chili pickle has been rejected and I am still struggling to get the last remnants of a glorious kingdom.

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Like many unfulfilled dreams, the dream of having jars of achars on the dining table has remain unfulfilled. Most of the times I forget to keep a track of the achars that are stored in the refrigerator. If in the recent times there has been one achar that I have been crazy about was the chicken achar which we got from Kathmandu.

Lahsun ki chutney made for the first time at home

The lahsun ki chutney was made for the first time at home. Long back we had it for the first time at Chokhi Dhani in Pune, where my parents had also gone with us. Garlic, I believe is the emperor of all flavours. Garlic enhances even a banal dish. Garlic pickles come with whole garlic cloves and sometimes biting into a whole garlic is not very pleasing, especially for breakfast. However, the Rajasthani lahsun ki chutney is a ground paste of all the goodness of lahsun or garlic along with red chilies and other spices. The texture is not completely smooth but the flavours remain wth you.      

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This is an all season and all time dream team member of my sets of condiments or accompanists with main food. Lashun ki chutney may not go with rice or Khichudi that much but for roti, parathas of all types, this is a lethal combination.

The struggle ended with the ultimate obscene uncouth act possible. I dipped my first finger inside the jar, scooped up the last bit, dropped it on my plate, put the finger once again, scooped up some more and licked it. Aaaah. Sight, smell, touch, taste. 4 sensory organs ticked off. Bliss

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Lahsun ki chutney made at home

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Lahsun ki Chutney

An easy to make flavourful chutney with garlic, red chili and spices. It is a Rajasthani classic and is a perfect condiment on the table. Recipe Author: Madhushree
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Chutneys
Cuisine Indian
Servings 1 small jar

Ingredients
  

  • 200 gms garlic cloves peeled and washed
  • 2 nos dried kashmiri red chilies alternatively, you can use 2 tsp of kashmiri red chili powder
  • 2 nos dried red chilies you can use more red chilies if you wish to
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder
  • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
  • 8 tbsp oil
  • Salt To Taste

Instructions
 

  • Soak the red chilies (including the kashmiri red chilies) in 1/2 cup of hot water for about 10 minutes.
  • In a grinder, make a paste of all the chillies, garlic, cumin powder, salt and little bit of water from the soaking of the chilies.
  • In a kadai, heat the oil, add the mustard seeds.
  • When the mustard seeds start to splutter, add the ground paste. Keep stirring and cooking the paste.
  • Add more salt if required. I also put in a pinch of sugar as a habit of cooking (balancing flavours).
  • The goal here is to get a thick paste of the chutney and the raw smell of the garlic should have gone away. If you want more red colour for your chutney, add more kashmiri red chili powder. If you want more heat, add more dry chilies to the paste or add chili powder. It is completely up to you.
  • The basic method remianing the same, you can do more or less to your chutney. When the chutney cools down, store in an air tight container and into the refrigerator. It will stay for a coupe of weeks, in case you don't finish off before that.
  • Serve the chutney with any paratha or dal bati or roti.