Name: Mint Coconut Chutney
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: ¼ Coconut, grated; 1 cup, Mint leaves, washed; 1 Tbsp Split black gram; 1 Green chilli; A pinch of tamarind pulp; Salt as required; ½ tsp Sugar; ½ tsp Oil; Seasoning:; 1 tsp Oil; 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 1 Dry red chilli

Mint Coconut Chutney

17 Jun 2016

by Deepthi (in memoriam)

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

5 minutes

Total Time

15 minutes

Background

It's summer time and I have some nice herbs growing in my kitchen window. The fresh mint leaves, with coconut and a few other ingredients, makes a refreshing chutney which can be eaten with dosa or idli.

Ingredients

¼ Coconut, grated
1 cup, Mint leaves, washed
1 Tbsp Split black gram
1 Green chilli
A pinch of tamarind pulp
Salt as required
½ tsp Sugar
½ tsp Oil
Seasoning:
1 tsp Oil
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 Dry red chilli

Instructions

In a pan, roast split black gram in ½ tsp oil and set it aside.
In the same pan, fry mint and green chilli and set aside.
Grind coconut, roasted mint leaves and green chilli, roasted black gram, tamarind pulp, sugar and salt to a smooth paste.
Heat 1tsp oil and add the ingredients under seasoning and let them splutter.
Add this seasoning to the smooth paste.