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Carrot Chutney

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup carrots washed, cleaned and cubed
  • 1 tablespoon raw peanuts roasted and skinned
  • 1/4 teaspoon sugar avoid if carrots are very sweet
  • 1 teaspoon green chili minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon red chilli powder optional
  • 1/2 teaspoon jeera/cumin seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice more or less to balance the sweetness of carrots
  • salt to taste

Method
 

  1. Steam the carrots.
  2. Allow them to cool down to room temperature.
  3. Take all the ingredients in a chutney jar of an Indian mixer-grinder.
  4. Grind it to a smooth paste.
  5. The moisture of carrots and lemon juice will help it grind to a fine paste.
  6. Transfer the chutney to a serving bowl.
  7. Serve with Bhaat na Puda.

Notes

I kept the chutney very thick and that it the reason I could shape it like  hummus. After shaping it I sprinkled it with some methia masala.