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Nimbe gojju recipe

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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. 
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 12 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4

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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