Mint Coconut Chutney

Mint Coconut Chutney

Here is the exciting recipe of Mint-Coconut Chutney..

Ingredients:

Mint Leaves                 -  1cup

Chopped Coconut       - 1/4 cup

Garlic  Cloves              - 2

Urad Dal                      - 2 tsp

Red Chillies                 - 2

Tamarind                     - Very Little

Salt                               - As required

Oil                                - 3 tsp

For Seasoning:

Oil                              - As required

Mustard Seeds          - 1 tsp

Urad Dal                    - 1 tsp

Curry Leaves             - Few

Procedure:

1. Heat oil in a pan
2. Add urad dal, red chillies and Garlic.
3. Add washed mint leaves.
4.  when mint leaves are cooked., add salt and tamarind pulp.
5. Switch off the flame. Once it gets cool down grind it along with coconut. Do the seasoning and add it to the chutney
6. Tastes good with Idli and Dosa.

Mint -Tomato Chutney

Mint-Tomato Chutney

This helathy chutney goes well with Idli... This is the mint chutney which is served in hotels.. We are adding tomatoes and fried gram (pori kadalai) to enhance the mint chutney taste.

Ingredients:

Mint Leaves              - 1 cup

Big Onion                 - 1

Tomato                     - 1

Garlic Pods               - 2

Fried Gram               -  a handful  (Pori Kadalai)

Red Chillies              - 1

Urad Dal                   - 2 tsp

Salt                            - As required

For Sesoning:

Mustard Seeds      - Few

Urad Dal               - Few

Curry Leaves        - Few

Procedure:

1. Heat oil in a pan. Add urad dal, garlic and red chilli..After urad dal turns golden brown add chopped onions and garlic.
2. Once onions become translucent  add tomatoes.
3. Once its done add mint leaves.
4. Saute for some second.. switch off the flame and add fried gram.
5. Take a blender and grind it smooth.
6. Do the seasoning and serve it.. 

Quick Tips:

1. Add coconut if you wish.
2. Don't saute mint leaves much as we will lose the nutrients.