Mint/Pudina Chutney

Name: Mint/Pudina Chutney
Yield: 3-4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 bunch pudina/mint; 10-12 garlic cloves; 1/4 " of a ginger; 1 small gooseberry size tamarind; salt; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp mustard seed; 1/4 tsp urud dal; 4-5 dried red chillies; 2 tbsp coconut oil

lekshmi @cook_7788061

Bangalore

unusual than a regular Mint chutney, want to know what make it different ?? visit https://adukkalachinthukal.wordpress.com/2017/06/13/mintpudina-chutney/ to watch the video

lekshmi @cook_7788061

Bangalore

unusual than a regular Mint chutney, want to know what make it different ?? visit https://adukkalachinthukal.wordpress.com/2017/06/13/mintpudina-chutney/ to watch the video

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Ingredients

3-4 servings

1 bunchpudina/mint
10-12garlic cloves
1/4" of a ginger
1small gooseberry size tamarind
salt
1/2 tspred chilli powder
1/2 tspmustard seed
1/4 tspurud dal
4-5dried red chillies
2 tbspcoconut oil

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Steps

1

In a blender /mixer take the picked mint leaves(discard the stem),red chilli powder, ginger, garlic, tamarind, salt and grind into a smooth paste.
2

Do not add any water, as mint leaves would ooze out as it gets grinded. Taste check add salt/ tamarind/red chilli if required in this stage.
3

Heat a pan with coconut oil, once hot, add mustard seeds and allow it to splutter, after which reduce the flame to medium-low and add urud dal and let that brown too. Follow with red chillies.
4

To this add the mint paste/chutney and let everything mix together. Keep the flame in low-medium and let the chutney roast,it will take about 5-7 minutes approx.
5

You will notice that color and texture of chutney would change to dark green and dry form respectively. Taste in between to check if it still taste raw mint flavour. If so keep it in low flame for few more minutes. And switch it off
6

Serve with rice/roti.
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