Nimbe gojju recipe
Discover the delightful recipe for Nimbe Gojju or Limbe Hannina Gojju, complete with step-by-step images and an instructional video. This scrumptious gojju or chutney is incredibly easy to make and bursting with flavors. It incorporates coconut, lemon, green chili, and a tempering, resulting in a delectable Malnad-style lemon curry. Pair it with rice for a truly satisfying meal. Lemon is widely used in the Malnad region of Karnataka, lending a tangy touch to their cuisine. Nimbe gojju or lemon gojju can be prepared in various ways, offering versatility and options for your culinary exploration. Lemon is filled with vitamin C and regular usage will boost the immunity. So try to use lemon in your cooking or in the form of lemon juice.This nimbe gojju is nothing but coconut-lemon chutney, served as an accompaniment with rice. You can not serve this with idli or dose as it will be very sour.
Ingredients
- 1 cup grated coconut
- Lemon juice from 1/2 lemon
- 1-2 spicy green chilies
- 1 Salt as per your taste
Ingredients for tempering:
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 2 tsp cooking oil
- A big pinch of asafoetida
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- Few curry leaves
- 1 red chili broken
Instructions
- Take grated coconut in a mixie jar. Add in required water and grind until fine.
- Add in green chili and salt. Use spicy green chili or birds eye chili (jeerige or gandhari menasu) for better taste. Grind it again until fine.
- Transfer the ground chutney into a container. Add in mixie jar washed water also. This gojju should not be very thick, so adjust the consistency by adding required water.
- Now extract the juice from 1/2 of a big lemon. Squeeze, rinse and then cut the lemon for better result.
- Add in the extracted lemon juice.
- Prepare tempering using oil, mustard seeds, curry leaves, asafoetida, turmeric and red chili.
- Pour the tempering over the ground chutney. Give a quick mix and serve it with hot steaming rice.
- Give a quick mix and serve it with hot steaming rice.
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