Homemade Mint Sauce: Taste of India

Mint chutney is a North-Indian spicy condiment, The basic ingredients of the recipe are fresh mint leaves, coriander leaves, ginger, garlic, chopped green chili & lemon juice which are blended together in the mixer machine to get smooth fine paste . mint chutney is also known as pudina chutney in Hindi . you can also called it coriander mint chutney just because of included  coriander leaves in the recipe .  mint chutney is  basically originated from India .

Cuisine : Indian cuisine

Course : condiment

Ingredients 

• coriander leaves                   100 gm
• mint leaves                            50  gm
• Ginger                                   10 gm
• Garlic                                    5 cloves
• Green chilies                        2 pc for spicy
• salt                                         To taste
• lemon juice                            1 tbsp

Method of preparing Mint chutney

• All the ingredients are grinded in the blender to the smooth paste .

Chef Notes 

• It is also used ice cube instead of water while blending the leaves because it is considered that ice cube helps to keep the color same .
• sometimes, yoghurt is used in the chutney, if you use it don't add to blend, but whisk it first and add into sauce and mix with spoon .
• The purpose of using lemon is for taste and also assist the chutney from being blakish during grinding .

Taste and Flavor

• Obviously, minty taste and little bit sour .

Garnishing 

• It is simply garnish with mint leaves .

Accompaniments 

• Tandoori, fried and grilled food such as chicken tandoori, chicken tikka, paneer, tikka samosa, fritters, fried fish and chicken , Aloo paratha and so on .

Storing 

• It is stored in an airtight container in  refrigerator for up to 3-4 days.

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