Mint Chutney - lemon flavored


Mint Chutney needs no introduction though i prepared this chutney using lemon as the sour ingredient instead of the usual tamarind that goes into the chutney making process in South India. The addition of lemon makes it more fresh in taste.

the recipe

Mint leaves - 1/2 cup
Coconut, grated - 4 tbsp
Small onion - 6
Green chilly - 1
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Salt - to taste
Lemon juice - juice from 1 lemon

the method

Place the peeled and chopped ginger, small onion and green chilly in a blender. Blend it to a coarse paste. Add the coconut, mint leaves, salt and lemon juice to the onion mix. Add 2-3 tablespoons of water. Blend it to the desired consistency. Serve with rice, biryani or pulao or as you please.

grinding the coconut and mint for a long time can take away its taste. thats the reason the cutney is ground in two batches.

12 comments:

  1. Yummy and refreshing mint chutney...

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  2. Thats an interesting chutney, looks irresistible..

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  3. yummy chutnet
    1st time here u have lovely sace 1 follow u hope from u keep it up

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  4. Hey, that's a refreshing one with lemon juice in it.

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  5. Mint chutney looks delicious, love it. I like your beef koorka stir fry too.

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  6. Wonderful cooking from Kerala!!! I always love food with coconut! Delicious and great color! Just the best of chutneys! Cheers!

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  7. First time here ..u have a lovely space. have mint @ home.will try this for sure :)

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  8. thats a great idea of combining the flavours of mint and lime. delectable indeed.

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  9. love the addition of lemon flavour there, very refreshing!

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Try it and let me know if you wanted to make some changes or if you made some changes and share the idea!

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