Wood Apple Chutney | Velagapandu Pachadi |Benefits & Recipe | Healthy Traditional Indian Food

jaggery

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey offers natural sweetness while brown sugar is more economical.

green chili

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: bell pepper

Jalapeño provides heat with fewer calories, while bell pepper is milder and cheaper.

black salt

🥗Healthier: regular salt

💰Cheaper: table salt

Regular salt is more accessible and less expensive.

Scoop out the pulp from the wood apple.

Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan and fry the green chilies.

Add the wood apple pulp to a mixer jar along with the fried green chilies.

Add 5 cloves of garlic, salt, and jaggery to the mixer jar.

Blend the mixture until it's coarse, not too smooth.

In a separate pan, heat oil and add cumin seeds and curry leaves, mixing well.

Add a pinch of asafoetida and mix well.

Pour the blended mixture into the pan and mix thoroughly.

Cook for 2-3 minutes and serve.

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