Monday, February 4, 2008

Pudhina chutney Mint chutney using coconut

Very good for health ,usually pudhina is used in briyani and in fried rice but the only form as side dish for idly and dosa is chutney.

Ingredients:

Pudhina /Mint leaves - 1 hand full
Onion - 1/4 in 1 medium sized onion
Red chilly - 2 nos
Tamarind - 1/4 the lemon size
Coconut (fresh or powder) - 2 table spoon
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tea spoon
Oil- 1 table spoon
Salt - as required

Recipe

1.Wash the pudhina leaves,chop the onions.

2. In a tawa add the oil when it is hot add the mustard seeds when it splatters add pudhina leaves fry it till all the leaves shrinks then add onion fry it till it turns golden brown then add red chilly fry for 2 more minutes then add coconut fry for 1 minute .

3.Turn off the stove and then let this mixture to cool then grind it in mixi/blender by adding salt and tamarind.

Pudhina chutney is ready...

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