Green Chutney
Green Chutney (Hari Chutney, Dhaniya Chutney) is a yummy, mouth-watering, spicy chutney. This recipe uses coriander leaves, green chillies and groundnuts as base ingredients while garlic, ginger, sesame seeds and fresh coconut are used to give it a delightfully spicy taste and flavor profile. Just a dash of this stunning chutney in any Indian chat preparation will give a new dimension to its taste.
| Ingredients: |
| 1 cup finely chopped coriander leaves |
| 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds |
| 1 teaspoon groundnuts |
| 1/2 teaspoon sesame seeds (til) |
| 2 teaspoons shredded fresh coconut |
| 3 garlic cloves |
| 1 green chilli, seeded and chopped |
| 1/4 inch ginger, roughly chopped |
| 1 teaspoon sugar |
| 1 teaspoon lemon juice |
| salt |
| 1½ tablespoons water |
Directions:
- Add cumin seeds, groundnuts, sesame seeds and coconut in a small chutney jar of mixer-grinder.
- Grind them in a grinder until smooth powdery paste.
- Add coriander leaves, garlic, green chilli, ginger, sugar, salt, lemon juice and 1½ tablespoons water.
- Grind again and make a smooth paste. Taste for salt and lemon juice, add more if required and mix well.
- Transfer it to serving bowl. Serve it as a condiment with snacks like rava dhokla, etc.
Tips and Variations:
- Add some water to make it diluted and use it for making bhel puri or sev puri.
- Mix 2 tablespoons yogurt to make instant green yogurt dip.
Taste: Spicy and mild tangy
Serving Ideas: Indian green chutney is a must have condiment for gathiya, chevdo, sandwich, daal-bati, bhel, etc. and can be used as a dip or spread and tastes great with just anything. Semi dry hari chutney is typically used as spicy spread for sandwiches.