Friday, April 29, 2016

Puthina (mint chutney)

The basics of this recipe, I heard from one of my friends as her moms recipe. I made a minor twist to the recipe and here it is ..
Ingredients
2 handful of  mixture of mint ( in Greater proportion compared to others), coriander and curry leaves
One onion
One medium sized tomato
4 to 5 pods of ginger
3 to 4 small thin slices of ginger
5  red chillies
Small piece of tamarindays
3 to 4 thin strips of coconut
1/2 tsp  mustard
1 tsp urad dhal
1 tsp gram dhal
Pinch of asafoetida
1 tab spoon of oil

Preparation
Heat oil in a kadai. Put mustard and let it splutter. Add urad dhal, let it become light brown, add gram dhal and let it become light brown, then add asafoetida, garlic, ginger slices and red chillies.

Saute them nicely ..then add the onion.. cook till golden brown and then add the tomatoes.. cook till nice and soft.. cooking the onions and tomatoes nicely is important for the good taste.Then add the green leaves and coconut ( can be avoided if you are not for it). Saute for 2 to 3 minutes.. take it from the stove and allow it to cool..


Grind it into a hoarse paste.
Good combination with Briyani. Goes well with idli, dosa too 


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