Ingredients For Preparing Mint – Pudina Chutney

• 2 bunches – Mint / Pudina
• 1 – onion (small)
• 1 – tomato (medium)
• small piece – ginger
• 1 piece – garlic
• 2 – green chilly
• 3 – red chilly
• 1 tsp – fenugreek
• 1 tsp – bengal gram
• 1 tsp – black gram
• 1 tsp – pepper
• 1 tsp – cumin seeds
• a pinch – asafoetida
• small lemon size – tamarind
• curry leaves
• salt to taste
• 2 tsp – oil for frying

Method For Preparing Mint – Pudina Chutney

1. Wash Mint Leaves (2 or 3 times).
2. Slice required amount of onion and tomato.
3. Fry in a pan or kadai adding little oil with the following contents:
4. Bengal gram, black gram, tamarind, ginger, garlic, green chillies and red chillies, fenugreek, pepper, cumin seeds, curry leaves, onion, tomato and finally mint leaves, add salt and hing to taste (Grated coconut can be added according to taste)
5. Keep heat at optimum level.
6. When the fry turns brown transfer the content to another vessel to cool it off (for some 2 minutes). Use a chopper to grind the contents.
7. Enjoy your Mint chutney!