Ingredients:
- Coconut - 1 cup shredded
- Mint leaves - 1 cup
- Corrainder leaves - 1 cup
- Curry leaves - few
- Green Chillies - 3 or 4
- Urad Dal - 1 tbsp
- Channa Dal - 1 tbsp
- Asafoetida powder - 1/2 tsp
- Tamarind - size of a quarter
- Salt - as required
- Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Red chillies - 1 or 2
- Oil - 1 tbsp
How to make it:
Wash mint leaves and corriander leaves thoroughly in water and take out the stem. Heat oil in a pan, add the urad Dal and channa Dal and fry until light brown. Switch off the stove. Add green chillies, mint leaves, corriander leaves and few curry leaves immediately. (the leaves turns dark in seconds). Let it cool. Grind with coconut, asafoetida, salt and tamarind. Heat oil in a pan, add few mustard seeds and red chillies and when it splutters, add few curry leaves and pour it over the chutney. Mix well. Goes good with dosa, idli or plain rice.
Wash mint leaves and corriander leaves thoroughly in water and take out the stem. Heat oil in a pan, add the urad Dal and channa Dal and fry until light brown. Switch off the stove. Add green chillies, mint leaves, corriander leaves and few curry leaves immediately. (the leaves turns dark in seconds). Let it cool. Grind with coconut, asafoetida, salt and tamarind. Heat oil in a pan, add few mustard seeds and red chillies and when it splutters, add few curry leaves and pour it over the chutney. Mix well. Goes good with dosa, idli or plain rice.
This goes to Ramya for her Chutney/Dip Mania Event
I LOVE that chutney bowl, must be from India. Beautiful and colorful chutney with Mint, well done. Have a great V day! :))
Love mint chutney be it with idli, rice or dosai. My mom always added a bit of coriander leaves so I do the same.
Lovely color of the chutney Anu.. love mint chuntey with any thiing !!
He he Like Asha I am eyeing on ur bowl, what a pretty color chutney u got it! Fragrant one!
Chutney looks beautiful....love the color.
I like ur cute chutney bowl, nice to see traditional vessels. Mint chutney is good for health too...
love that bowl...and the chutney is very colourful!!
looks yummy, anu. coconut has given it a nicer shade :)
Love the color:)
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lovely green there anu! I love mint chutney with bread and butter.
Looks colorful Anu..Even I like the bowl..
Lovely mint chutney, beautiful bowl:)
Wow the chutney looks so yumm.
I love the colour too.
Delicious.
I love this chutney..... Even this chutney leftover is next day sandwich.... love this... neat presentation.
looks yummy anu :)
looks so fresh and minty! beautiful colour; will be delicious with samossas too! yummy!
Lovely chutney, colour, bowl etc. Somethign lovely is wating for ayou.
Thank you all for your lovely comments... The bowl is from India! :-)
Thanks Yasmeen and Vidhas for passing me the awards... I feel honoured.
My mom's mint chutney recipe is smilar to this too... I just love it.. :)
Mint chutney looks delicious, lovely color and like the others I loved the container too :-)
I want it right now with some Dosa Anu..yummmmmmmm..:)
lovely chutney! looks so colorful and yummy.
What a beautiful colour.. my MIL makes it similarly. Yummy.