Chutneys in India are a staple that you eat with your meals. It is an excellent accompaniment with your meals and most of them are easy to make. The four chutneys featured in this post are some of the more popular ones that most people are familiar with.

When I first came to the US from India 20 years ago, everything was new to me. I discovered very quickly that everything in the US is self-service. Being from a country where very few things are self servce, it took some time getting used to. Also, I noticed that there were very few people around, at least very few people walking anyway. So even if I needed help, I could not find anybody to ask questions. After staying at the temporary dormitory for a few days and eating the food that my mom had sent with me (thank goodness for that), I decided to venture out of the university dorm and eat at a restaurant.But before the restaurant story, let me give you a background on why I thanked my mom for sending food with me.

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