Radish Leaf and Raw Tomato Chutney

Ever wondered what could be a power-packed indigenous home remedy for so many chronic ailments that are lifestyle related? Sometimes what we search vigorously in medicines and complicated curative practices are abundantly available around us in nature.

Look around and you will get nature’s remedy aptly fitted into seasons when the ailments are most likely to occur.

Such is one very commonly used winter vegetable-the humble, peppery and slightly bitter ‘Radish’ combined with the young and raw bright green tomatoes that are abundantly available as winter fruits,

Here we are going to talk about not the Radish but its nondescript and much ignored leaves which are a master doctor for ailments like rheumatism, piles, scurvy and diabetes. It’s a powerhouse of antibacterial, antimicrobial nutrients and also vitamin C.

Raw green tomatoes are filled with antioxidants and vitamins c providing almost half the daily requirement of vitamin C, K, A and B group’s. Green tomato contains an alkaloid called tomatine, which effectively fights cancer cells.

Try making this dip/chutney in your own kitchen. Ingredients are few and very handy – Radish leaves, Tangy tomatoes, garlic pods, green chilies and nevertheless the quintessential mustard oil.

This chutney/dip is unusual, extremely healthy and should give you a tangy and peppery punch leaving you gorging into your food and at the same time letting it digest very effectively.

Ingredients:

• Radish leaves: 100 gm
• Garlic: 1 -2 flakes
• Green chilli: 1 no.
• Mustard oil/olive oil: one teaspoon
• Salt: 1 /4 teaspoon
• Raw tomato:100 gm.

Preparation:

1. Discard the stalk of tomatoes and chop roughly.
2. Take only the radish leaves, chop roughly and boil/microwave radish leaves. Keep aside for further use.
3. Chop garlic and green chilli.

Method:

1. 1. Grind all the above prepared ingredients together. Make into a fine paste.
   2. Add mustard oil, mix well.
   3. Chatpati “Radish leaf and raw tomato chutney” is ready to be served with breakfast or meal.

Radish Leaf and Raw Tomato Chutney by Nag Ratna Sahu is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.