Monday, April 24, 2017

Green Chutney | Coriander & Mint Chutney | Chutney for Chaat Items

Green chutney, the most famous chutney around the world that is mainly served along with Indian chat items.There are so many variations in this recipe across the country.But here i'm sharing my version of green chutney, that our family like the most. To be honest, i'm not stick to this recipe all the time,some time i skip chat masala or use equal proportion of coriander and mint leaves. But when i prepare this chutney for some get together or to our guest, i'm strictly follow this recipe,because i don't want to take risk and i'm damn sure this recipe would yield yummy chutney.Now let's see the procedure.

Green Chutney

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 0 mins | Makes : 1/2 cup
Recipe Category: Chutney | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
Coriander leaves - 1 bunch(small)
Mint leaves - 1/2 bunch(small)
Onion - 1/4
Green chili - 2
Garlic cloves - 2
Salt - to taste
Lemon Juice - 2 tsp
Chat masala - 1/2 tsp

Procedure

Remove the stems from mint leaves and wash both mint and coriander leaves well. Chop the onions roughly into pieces. Add coriander leaves, mint leaves, chili,onion & garlic into mixie/blender jar and grind into coarse.

Then add the lemon juice, chat masala & salt into it and grind into smooth paste.

That's it Green Chutney for your chat is ready.

Notes:

Onions give some body to the chutney,otherwise it will be more diluted.
Instead of chat masala, you can add garam masala too.
I personally like coriander flavor,so reduced the mint leaves proportion into half.But you can add equal proportion of both leaves.
Adjust the chili as per your taste.

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Dry Coconut Garlic Chutney for Vada Pav | Dry Coconut Chutney Powder | Chat Chutney

Dry Coconut Chutney/Dry Coconut garlic chutney is one of the chutney that you needed to make vada pav. This chutney is so easy to make if you have desiccated coconut. All you need to do is put everything in blender and grind,voila!,your chutney is ready to serve. It stays well for more than 10 days in refrigerator,so you can make them ahead of time & store in refrigerator and it comes handy when you're making vada pav.

I have seen many different ways of making this chutney and also the preparation of this chutney varies from regions to regions in India. In some recipe, peanut was used along with coconut and in some other recipe,sesame seed was used,but in this recipe i haven't use any nuts as i simply love the coconut flavor,i skipped all of it. But if you want your chutney as sticky, then you need to add either peanut or sesame seed. Again if you want the chutney as sticky with only coconut flavor,then add a tsp of coconut oil while grinding.So there is no rule here, it's purely up to your preference, play with your ingredients and make as per your liking.

Dry Coconut Garlic Chutney

Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 0 mins | Makes : 1/4 cup
Recipe Category: Chutney | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
Unsweetened Coconut flakes - 1/2 cup
Red Chili powder - 1/2 tsp
Garlic - 1 pod
Salt - to taste