Garlic Mayonnaise

Why would anyone buy crappy mayo in jars? Mayo is so easy to make at home, it literally takes minutes. If you’re have trouble, try leaving the eggs in a warm water for about 5 minutes before cracking them. Having the yolks at room temperature or just slightly warmer will really help.

Garlic Red Chilli Chutney

This is the chutney I use when making Mysore Masala Dosas. It goes really well as a sandwich spread as well. It’s pretty easy and very tasty.

Soya Sauce Chili Dip

This is a really quick soy dip that goes well with Asian soups, rice porridge or even steamed chicken. I have made so many variations of it, sometimes I render down chicken fat and that, sometimes I add chicken stock, sometimes sesame oil. This recipe is a really basic version, just aim for a good balance of sweet, salty and spicy.

Coconut chutney

 

This is an easy coconut chutney that will go beautifully with idli or vadas. I served it with rice vadas. Leftover chutney can be used for mozh kuzhambu.

Prawn Tokku

Tokku is a jam-like tomato, onion chili paste. This is one of my grandma’s staples. About twice a year she’ll make a large batch of tokku which she stores in the fridge. If she’s after a quick meal, she’ll scoop out a small amount and add a main ingredient. My favourite tokku is dried salted fish (karuvadu) tokku with rice porridge. YUM.

Green Chilli Thecha

We were lucky to find Turkish green chillies on sale last week. These chillies are milder than the normal Indian chillies and also have a sweet fruity taste. To give it a real kick, we mixed it with red chillies from my mum’s garden. Just use any variety of fresh chilli you can find to make this recipe.