Spicy Kiwi Chutney

Kiwi fruits are considered super fruits and have been named as immunity boosters! It has more Vitamin C than an Orange. Tiny black seeds of the fruit are rich with Omega -3 fatty acids. All in all a very healthy fruit. I tried to make a dish out of it in Indian style. Here is a simple yet delicious spicy kiwi chutney recipe. This spicy, tangy chutney goes really well with idli, dose or even with roti. Do try it out and let me know how you like it. 

Ingredients: 
Kiwi Fruit : 1
Green chilli: 1
Dry red chilli : 1
Small Onion : 1
Oil: 1 tsp
Salt to taste

For tempering: 
Oil: 1tsp
Mustard: 1/2 tsp
Split Blackgram (uddinabele/urad dal) : 1/2 tsp 

Asafoetida: 1 pinch
Broken dry red chilli: 1
Curry leaves: 1 Sprig

Method:
1. Heat oil in a small pan and add roughly chopped onion, broken dry red chilli, and green chilli  and saute for a min.

2. Add sliced kiwi fruit and mix well. slighly mash it up and saute for 30 seconds and turn off the flame and let it cool down.

3. Put the cooled mixture in a blender, add salt and grind it. 

4. For tempering, heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, when they splutter add split black gram and fry until they turn slightly golden in color. Next add Asafoetida, broken dry red chilli and curry leaves and fry everything and pour it on the chutney. 

Notes: 

1. For a slightly different flavor  you can fry 1/2 tsp cumin seeds and 2 cloves of garlic along with onion and grind. 

2. If the fruit is sour, add a pinch of sugar to beat the sourness.