Pudhina or Mint Chutney

Ingredients

• Pudina leaves – 1 small bunch
• Curry leaves – 3 twigs
• Ginger – 1 inch piece.
• Urad dal – 2 table spoons
• Red Chillies -2 no
• Green chillies -1 no
• Mustard – 1 tea spoon
• oil – 4 tea spoons
• Salt – to taste

Method

1. Wash the pudina leaves and curry leaves ,drain well.
2. Wash and Chop the ginger into small pieces.
3. Heat two tea spoons of oil in a kadai.
4. Put the pudina leaves, curry leaves and fry for 2 minutes,Before removing it from fire add ginger to it,Keep this aside and allow to cool.
5. Now add 2 tea spoons of oil in a kadai and put mustard, after it splutters add the urad dal, red chillies and fry till golden.
6. Add green chillies.Remove this from fire.
7. Now first grind this coarsely and add the pudina,curry leaves and ginger to this, add salt and grind smoothly, by adding a little water.mix with curd and serve as raitha.It can be used as a side dish for chappati and dosa also.

Variation : You can also add a little coriander leaves along with mint leaves