Healthy mustard recipe: Aachari dip

Mustard is usually a base ingredient in various dishes, but here is a recipe that used the pungent flavor of the mustard seeds to make a lip smacking dish.

Ingredients

3/4 cup chilled hung curds (chakkadahi), whisked

1/4 cup chopped coriander (dhania)

1/2 tsp finely chopped green chillies

salt to taste

sugar to taste

For the achaari spices

1/4 tsp fenugreek (methi) seeds

1/4 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)

1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)

1/2 tsp fennel seeds (saunf)

1/4 tsp nigella seeds (kalonji)

a pinch of asafoetida (hing)

1/2 tsp oil

For serving

Plain Khakhras

Method

For the achaari spices

Heat the oil in a pan, add the fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds and onion seeds. When the seeds crackle add the asafoetida and switch off the gas.

Remove and keep aside.

How to proceed

Combine the achaari spices, coriander, green chillies, salt and sugar together in a mixer and blend to a fine paste using little water. Pour it into a bowl, add the curds and whisk well. Serve immediately with khakhras.

Here is the original recipe source: Achaari dip by Tarla Dalal