Guava Chutney/Peru Chutney/Kovakkai Chutney

Ingredients

Guava (Koyyakai /Peru) – 2 cup (Chopped)

Cilantro  – ¼ cup

Green Chilli – 2 to 3

Salt to taste

Lemon Juice – ½ tsp

To temper

Oil – 1 tsp

Mustard seeds (Rai) – ½ tsp

Preparation:

Add all the ingredients and grind to a semi fine paste.

Remove to a bowl.

Heat Oil in a pan. Add Mustard seeds. When it splutters, add Curry Leaves. Stir for five seconds.  Add to the chutney and mix well.

It is a different variety of Chutney for Idli, Dosa, and Upma etc.

Note:

Select Semi Ripe Guavas. Try to remove the skin as much as possible.

For a variation, add ¼ cup of grated Coconut and grind together. It will give another tasty chutney.