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Mint Chutney
Mint Chutney is very versatile. It can be served as a dip with appetizers (example pappad, samosas, kebabs, etc.) or it can be used as a spread in sandwiches – with cucumber or tomatoes and cheese (yummy!) and best of all, it plays a key part in making chaat
Ingredients
- Mint leaves – ½ cup, packed
- Onion – ¼ of a medium
- Tomato – ½ of a medium
- Ginger – ½” piece
- Garlic – 1 clove
- Green Chili – 1 or to taste
- Lemon Juice – ¼ cup
- Salt – ½ tsp (or to taste)
- Chat Masala – ½ tsp
- Sugar – ½ tsp
Instructions
- In a blender, add the following – Onion, Tomato, Ginger, Garlic, Green Chili and Lemon Juice. Grind well.
- Add in the washed Mint leaves, Salt, Chat Masala and Sugar and grind again till the mixture becomes smooth and everything has blended well.
- Pour into serving dish.
- Makes about ½ cup and can be served with pakodas, Puda, chaat….
Notes
1 Be sure to use only the leaves of the Mint – discard the stalks.
2 When available, add a little bit of raw green mango to the chutney for additional flavor.
3 Store in the refrigerator. Mint Chutney has a shelf life of about 7-10 days.
4 Mint Chutney freezes well also and can be kept for the times when Mint is not readily available.
