HEALTHY, FLAX SEED CHUTNEY POWDER

FLAX SEED chutney powder, you will definitely taste and relish, If ever you visit NORTH KARNATAKA.

You might have come across many special chutney powders such as FLAX SEEDS chutney powder, GURRELLU, or NIGER SEEDS chutney powder, Groundnut or peanut chutney powder, etc.

These are all used with the main dishes to add extra taste to your palate, as pickles do.

Today I am going to show you, a very healthy flax seeds chutney powder. Before making it, I would like to explain to you about the flax seeds.

FLAXSEEDS chutney powder is made by selecting seeds that are tiny, brown, shiny, oval, and flat in shape.

These seeds can be consumed or used in a raw form, as well as roasted, or in a powdered form.

Examples are smoothies, salads, yogurt, chutney powders, and Baking.

FLAX SEEDS HEALTH BENEFITS:-

These small wonderful seeds have a lot of nutrients in them
This seed is the only one, that has the plant-based omega-3 fatty acid, which lowers blood pressure and also reduces triglycerides, thus preventing the risks of heart attack and strokes.
It has high fiber in it, so helps in easy bowel movement and thus helps in digestive health.
lt helps in weight loss as the fiber present in the seed, takes a longer time to digest and keeps your stomach fuller for a long time.
The seed has anti-oxidants to boost health.
Vitamin k present in the seed helps in the resistance of blood clotting.
The seeds have two important substances called LUTEIN AND ZEAXAMTHIN, which help to improve and maintain vision health.
It has another substance called LIGNANS which helps in fighting cancer cells.
It stabilizes sugar levels in the body.
Apart from these flax seeds also has Vitamins like B1, B9, and VITAMIN E.
They are also rich in calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and Folic acid.

Dear friends, after knowing about this wonderful healthy flaxseed, I am sure you will be longing to know the method of using it in your daily diet. one of which I am going to show you now.

INGREDIENTS FOR MAKING FLAX SEED CHUTNEY POWDER

Flax seeds-1 cup
Urad dal-1 tablespoon
Red chilly-8-10 in numbers
Dry coconut gratings-1 cup
Dry curry leaves-3/4 cup
Tamarind-1/2 lemon size
Jaggery-1 tablespoon
Salt-3/4 teaspoon
Asafoetida-1 pinch
Oil-1 teaspoon

METHOD OF ROASTING THE INGREDIENTS OF FLAX SEED CHUTNEY POWDER

Take a frying pan. and heat it on a low flame.
On the low flame start dry roasting the urad dal.

When the dal turns golden with a nice aroma, remove it to a plate.
Now clean the flax seeds, put them into the heated pan, and dry roast for a minute.

CONTINUE ROASTING TILL YOU SEE AND HEAR A POPPING SOUND

Now remove from the pan onto a plate.
Now put about a teaspoon of oil and the RED CHILIES.

Add the curry leaves too and roast together., till the chilies are crispy

Now in the hot pan, put the tamarind pieces.

Put off the flame now and add dry grated coconut gratings.

A hot frying pan has enough heat to roast the coconut to a little golden color.

GRINDING OF FLAX SEED CHUTNEY POWDER

Firstly, grind the red chilies, urad dal, tamarind, and curry leaves into a coarse powder in a mixer jar.
Now add salt, and jaggery to the powder.

Add the coconut powder at last.
Combine all of them and again run the mixer for 2-3 seconds, so that the chutney powder gets a homogeneous texture and taste.