Best 2 Pudina Ki Chutney Recipes

PUDINA CHUTNEY RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat little oil in a pan and add in the urad dal and toor dal. Roast the lentils on a low flame till they are nice and golden. Once the lentils are half done, add in the dried red chillies and the curry leaves. Adjust the quantity of the chillies according to your taste. If you want a spicy pudina chutney, add more chillies and vice versa. Saute for a few seconds. Add in the fresh shredded coconut and saute for a few seconds. The fresh coconut adds a nice richness and body to the pudina chutney.
• Add in the salt and Jaggery. The little jaggery is optional in this pudina chutney. If you do not want to add jaggery, just omit it while making the pudina chutney. Jaggery nicely rounds the flavour of the pudina chutney. I love to add jaggery to my chutneys. Remove the sauteed ingredients and set aside on a plate to cool.
• In the same pan, add in the pudina leaves / mint leaves. Saute for a few seconds until the mint leaves are wilted. Do not cook the mint leaves for long. Remove the mint leaves and set aside to cool.
• Take a small mixie and add in the lentil mixture. Add in a little water and grind to a smooth paste. First we will grind the lentils and then we will grind the mint leaves. By doing so, the pudina chutney will be a nice green colour with the green specks that are so good to look at and also the awesome taste.
• Now add in the mint leaves and grind the pudina chutney briefly. Use the pulse mode / setting in the mixie and grind the pudina chutney for a few seconds only. The green specks should still be visible.
• Now, add juice of half a lemon to the pudina chutney. The lemon adds a slight tang that makes the pudina chutney taste so good. Taste the pudina chutney and add more lemon juice if need be.
• Heat Indian sesame oil in a pan and add in the mustard seeds and urad dal. Let the mustard seeds crackle. Add in the curry leaves and dried red chillies. Saute for a few seconds.
• Add the tempering to the pudina chutney. Serve the pudina chutney / mint chutney with idli or dosa.

PUDINA KI CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Wash mint leaves and combine all the ingredients in an electric blender.
• Add 1 tbsp water.
• Run mixer at speed at speed 1 for 20 seconds.
• Switch off.
• Push the chutney down with a rubber spatula.
• Again run mixer at speed 3 for 1 minute.
• Empty the paste into a glass bowl.
• Variations: Dahi-Pudina Chutney- Add 2 tbsps of yoghurt to the chutney paste just before serving.
• Lasan-Pudina Chutney- Add 4 cloves of garlic instead of onion while grinding.