Walnut - Celery Chutney

Though Celery is a boring vegetable for your taste bud, it is healthy for your body because of its vitamins & minerals.                      

Walnut & Celery combination helps in lowering Cholesterol & blood pressure.                   

I use Celery in my Minestrone soup & Whole Lentil Dhal. After using it in the soup, I had still more than 1/2 a bunch of Celery and I was supposed to make Walnut Chutney for a Party.                              

Well.. Y don't I try using it in my Chutney. Let’s see how it works out                      

Ingredients: 

Walnuts------------------->2 cups

Celery--------------------->1/2 bunch chopped into chunks

Onion --------------------->1 Sliced

Tomato-------------------->2 Sliced

Green Chilli--------------->10 (A2Y spice bud)

Ginger--------------------->4 inch

Garlic---------------------->3 (Optional)

Cilantro------------------->1 bunch

Salt------------------------->As desired

Olive Oil------------------->5 tsp

              

Method:                 

·         Make powder out of Walnuts in Pulse mode (of Mixie) and keep it aside                             

·         Heat oil in a pan, add chunks of Celery and fry until it is cooked.                

·         If you don't like the raw smell of Onions & Tomatoes, add those also along with Celery.                

·         When it is cool, grind it with rest of the ingredients                         

·         Now add the powdered Walnut, sometimes because of the oil it might turn as hard butter instead of powder.                 

·         If the chutney is for Idly or Dosai, water can be added.; otherwise grind everything to make 'Thovaiyal'

               Gothumai Dosai with Walnut - Celery Chutney: