Pudina Chutney

Ingredients

• Pudina Leaves- 2 cups

• Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup
• Ginger
• Little Tamarind (soaked in water)  / Lemon - 1 lemon
• Salt 
• Curd - 1/2 tbsp
• hing
• Jaggery

      For Tadka

• Coconut oil
• Curry Leaves 3-4
• Mustard Seed : 1-2
• Urad dal
• Red Chillies roasted - 1

How do I do?

• Wash Pudina leaves. 
• Put coconut oil (3-4 teaspoon) in Kadai and fry the Pudina Leaves for about 10 min
• Transfer the fried leaves into a mixie, add grated cocunut, tamarind, hing, salt, curd, ginger, jaggery and make a paste. Add some water if required
• Tadka: Put coconut oil (3-4 teaspoon) in kadai again and heat the oil, now add Mustard seed and once it starts to crackle, add chopped red chili, Urad dal, chopped curry leaves and fry
• Add the tadka to the paste prepared earlier.

Now you have a wonderful yummy chutney....

Turnaround Time : 1/2 hr

In combination with

Both fresh and dried mint is used. Mint is used in a variety of dishes such as vegetable curries,mint recipe for chutney, fruit salads, vegetable salads, salad dressings, soups, desserts, juices, etc. Peppermint is used to flavour toothpaste, mouth fresheners and chewing gum. 

I like to eat it in combination with Plain rice, Idly, Dosa and Vada's

Health Info

Pudina also know as Mint, comes in many varieties such as spearmint, peppermint, pennyroyal, etc, each with distinct flavor. Mint is refreshing, stimulative, diaphoretic, stomachic, and antispasmodic. It helps in colds, flu, fever, poor digestion, motion sickness, food poisoning, rheumatism, hiccups, stings, ear aches, flatulence and for throat and sinus ailments.

Nutritional Values of Mint (Pudina)

Parameters	Value per 100g
Moisture   Protein   Fat   Minerals   Fibre   Carbohydrates   Energy   Calcium   Phosphorus   Iron	84.900 gm    4.800 gm    0.600 gm    1.900 gm    2.000 gm    5.800 gm    48.000 K cal 200.000 mg    62.000 mg    15.600 mg
Vitamins
Carotene   Thiamine   Riboflavin   Niacin   Folic Acid (Free)   Folic Acid (Total)   Vitamin C	1620.000 µg     0.050 mg    0.260 mg    1.000 mg    9.700 µg     114.000 µg     27.000 mg
Minerals & Trace Elements
Magnesium   Copper   Manganese   Zinc   Chromium   S   Cl   Oxalic Acid   Phytin Phosphorus	60.000 mg    0.180 mg    0.570 mg    0.440 mg    0.008 mg    84.000 mg    34.000 mg    33.000 mg    4.000 mg