Tisi Ki Chutney

Tisi Ki Chutney

Tisi Ki Chutney

Veg Vegan

Roasted flaxseeds (tisi/alsi) ground coarsely with dried red chillies, garlic, and salt — a dark, nutty, intensely flavoured dry chutney eaten with every meal in Jharkhand. The roasted flaxseed gives it a deeply savoury, slightly bitter earthiness unlike sesame or peanut chutneys. Moistened with a few drops of mustard oil before eating.

Cuisines

Chhattisgarhi Himachali Kumaoni Bihari Jharkhand Garhwali

Best for

Breakfast Lunch Dinner

Recipe

Prep: 15 min Cook: 10 min Total: 25 min 2-3 servings

Ingredients

1/2 cup flaxseeds (tisi)
2 tablespoons mustard oil
2 cloves garlic
1 inch ginger
2 green chilies
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 handful fresh coriander leaves

Instructions

  1. 1 Dry roast the flaxseeds on a medium flame until they start to pop, then set aside to cool.
  2. 2 In a mortar and pestle or grinder, crush the garlic, ginger, and green chilies into a coarse paste.
  3. 3 Heat mustard oil in a pan and add cumin seeds. Let them splutter.
  4. 4 Add the garlic, ginger, and chili paste to the oil and sauté for a minute until fragrant.
  5. 5 Grind the cooled flaxseeds into a coarse powder.
  6. 6 In a bowl, mix the flaxseed powder with the sautéed paste, salt, and lemon juice.
  7. 7 Finely chop the coriander leaves and add them to the mixture.
  8. 8 Mix everything well to combine. Adjust salt and lemon juice to taste.

Tips

For a smoother texture, you can grind the chutney mixture in a blender after mixing.