Chutney (chatni) is a side dish for tellevu, dose, idli, roti, and sometimes chutney is also mixed with rice. Chutney is made from fresh coconut as main ingredient, and a wide range of additional ingredients. All the ingredients along with grated coconut are grinded and tempered with spices. Chutneys are simple to make, and packed with flavors.
Kosambri is a simple and delicious vegetable salad. Vegetables are finely chopped or grated, mixed with spices, salt, lemon juice, and optionally lentils or pulses. You can have this tasty kosambri as a side dish with your meals, or as a snack.
Pickle is an intrinsic part of our cuisine. Pickle is enjoyed as a side dish with everyday meals, and also with tellevu, dose, idli, and roti / rotti. The most popular is midi uppinakaayi - midi is tender unripe whole mangoes, and uppinakaayi is pickle. During mango season, it is a custom to make this pickle in enough quantities so that it last for a year, i.e. until next mango season. Havyaka cuisine includes wide range of pickles for varieties of taste buds. Have a look.