Vepampoo Thogaiyal | Neem flower Chutney
Today’s recipe can be prepared for
post natal diet and diabetic friendly diet as well. With the increase of
gestational diabetes among pregnant women, I thought I must start publishing
pre-natal & post-natal gestational diabetic recipes. Here is my first one
namely “Vepampoo Thogaiyal or Neem flower Chutney”
While neem flowers are widely
available in many Indian shops these days, I carry them in bulk from India. This
is mainly because it is from our home and we collect in such a way that we can
spend less time cleaning. Storing neem flower does not need any specific
handling and they stay fresh for more than a year.
This recipe being useful for both
diabetic & post natal mother’s. Make
sure to omit jaggery if it is for diabetic and Chili & tamarind if it is
for post natal diet. The recipe stays good for 3 days in refrigerator though I
have not tried beyond that. I would not suggest to keep this outside beyond a
day as this contains water and less oil.
I have added oil second time, this is
optional. For post-natal, non – gestational diet, you may replace oil with
ghee. Cooking in claypot tastes the best. You can check that in my video. If
you are using claypot make sure to switch off the gas a bit earlier as the heat
will be retained for long time and the neem flowers would turn completely black.
Check out my other recipes with Neem
Recipe:
Vepampoo Thogaiyal | Neemflower Chutney
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Preparation
Time : 5 mins
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Cooking
Time : 8 minutes
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Cooling
Time : 10 minutes
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Gas
: Low
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Yields
: 1/2 Cup
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Ingredients
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Oil -2 tsp
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Hing – A generous pinch
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Channa Dhal – ½ tblsp
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Urad Dhal – ½ tblsp
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Carom Seeds – ½ tsp
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Chili
- 1 (Optional)
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Dried Neem Flowers – ½ cup
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Karupatti Sugar/ Palm Sugar – 1 tsp
(Optional)
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Tamarind – Small Size
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Salt to taste
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Coriander leaves - ¼ cup
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Water – ¼ cup
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Video
Preparation
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1.
Clean the neem
flowers. Make sure its dry completely.
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2.
Take a pan and
add 1 tsp of oil
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3.
Add a generous
pinch of hing
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4.
Add channa
dhal, urad dhal, carom seeds & chili. Fry them for 2 minutes. Do not over
fry them.
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5.
Add the neem
flowers and add 1 tsp of oil and fry for a minute.
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6.
Add palm sugar,
tamarind & salt. Mix them well.
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7. Add coriander leaves.
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8. Fry until the neem flowers
turn in to dark brown or black.
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9. Allow this to cool completely.
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10. Take a mixie and add water.
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11. Grind it to a chutney
consistency
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12. Serve with hot rice & ghee
if it is a post-natal diet or server with broken wheat if it is for a diabetic meal.
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Notes
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1.
For post natal
diet, ignore chili & tamarind.
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2.
For diabetic
diet, ignore palm sugar.
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3.
I have not made
this too spicy as I wanted to make it kid friendly as well. Adjust the chili
as per your taste buds.
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Measurements
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1 tsp = 5ml
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1 tblsp – 15 ml
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1 cup = 200 ml
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