Recipe - Mint & Coconut Chutney

Mint Chutney is just one of many Indian dishes that has been very welcome into out kitchen. We usually have this with dhall rice & dalcha another family favorite. I never knew that they ate samosas with mint chutney until I went to an restaurant that served north Indian cuisine about ten years ago I was hooked ever since and every time we have samosas I make sure I have mint chutney.

Mint chutney is basically a dipping sauce or a side dish. Its even great on its own. You can make this and actually freeze it for about 3 months but like always nothing beats a fresh bowl of mint chutney. The method is fast and you can get done in a few minutes.

Mint is beautiful fragrant herb that is used to infuse food and drinks all over the world it is also used for decoration. It gives this sweet smelling scent that is quiet intoxicating. Over here when in the mood, we like to make sweet mint tea using black team sugar and mint. I think it’s a common pratice for the people in the Middle East to have this tea in small little cups all year through.

Yummmm fresh mint leaves ..

Chutney is a term used for sweet and spicy condiments originally from South Asia. Chutney can be wet or try. They often use fresh ingredients to make the chutney. Chutney is often made to be eaten fresh. A good comparison that can be made with the chutney is salsa. So for dip fans with a minty taste presenting to you the recipe for Mint Chutney …

Mint Chutney

Ingredients:-

2 cups mint leaves

½ cup coriander or cilantro leaves.

2 green chillis roughly chopped

1 onion roughly chopped

2 cloves garlic

2 tsp cumin seeds

2 tbsp lemon juice

Grated white coconut

Salt to taste

A little water

Method:

1. Put everything into a blender and blend till its thoroughly mixed.

2. remove from blender and chill until ready to serve.

3. The end product shouldn’t be too watery or too thick. Since I don’t have

picture at hand, the finished product will look something like this with a

beautiful green color to it and an amazing smell.

And there we have it mint chutney a great accompaniment to any dish.

Happy Cooking All!