Recipe: Tasty Pudina Chana dal chutney (Mint and lentil dip)

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Recipe: Tasty Pudina Chana dal chutney (Mint and lentil dip) Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Pudina Chana dal chutney (Mint and lentil dip). Tempering the pudina chutney : Heat Indian sesame oil in a pan and add in the mustard seeds and urad dal. Add in the curry leaves and dried red chillies. Add the tempering to the pudina chutney.

This dal pudina chutney is a good accompaniment for chapatti, poori, dosa, uttapam, idli etc.

Just keep it in the fridge.

There are different ways of preparing mint chutney (Pudina Chutney).

You can have Pudina Chana dal chutney (Mint and lentil dip) using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Pudina Chana dal chutney (Mint and lentil dip)

  1. Prepare 2 Tbsps of Chana dal (Baby chickpea).

  2. It’s 3 numbers of Red chilli.

  3. It’s 3 of Shallot.

  4. It’s of Pudina leaves Few.

  5. Prepare of Curry leaves Few.

  6. It’s 1 Tsp of Tamarind paste.

  7. Prepare to taste of Salt.

  8. Prepare 1 Tsp of Coconut Grated.

  9. Prepare 1 Tsp of dal Roasted.

  10. Prepare of season.

  11. It’s 1 tsp of oil.

  12. You need 1 tsp of mustard.

  13. You need of curry leaves few.

I am using roasted chana dal to thicken the chutney.

Coriander leaves, garlic and ginger is used to bring down the strong aroma of mint.

Pudina Chutney is a flavourful Chutney with heat from the spices and chillies, tang from the tamarind and sweet notes from the jaggery.

Pudina is slightly roasted in the pan and then ground along with other toasted ingredients like coconut , coriander seeds, urad dal and chillies.  There are many versions of Pudina Chutney or Mint Chutney across India.

Pudina Chana dal chutney (Mint and lentil dip) step by step

  1. Heat oil in a pan and roast chana dal, red chilli and shallot for 2 minutes in medium heat.

  2. Add pudina leaves, curry leaves, grated coconut, roasted dal and saute for 2 more minutes.

  3. Add tamarind paste, salt and grind to a smooth paste.

  4. Season with oil, mustard and curry leaves.

  5. Serve with idli / dosa.

This flavorful Pudina chutney makes a fingerlicking yummy side dish for South Indian breakfasts like idli, dosa, pongal, vada, upma, kichdi, etc.

Also it makes a delicious tangy dip for samosa, pakora, masala vada, etc.

We know mint leaves are loaded with nutritional benefits.

It acts as a great appetizer and promotes digestion.

It also helps to releive stomach aches in case of digestion.