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Sunday, February 21, 2010

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



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