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green chutney

Hari (green)chutney

Indian herb dip
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 1 large bowl full

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups coriander leaves cleaned and chopped
  • 2 cups mint leaves cleaned and chopped
  • 8-10 Green chillies
  • 2 medium lemon (one Meyer lemon)
  • salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Clean, wash and roughly chop the coriander leaves and the stalk together to form 3 cupfuls of leaves.
  • Clean the mint leaves and use one cup heaped of the leaves
  • Slit the chillies and remove the vein in the centre if you do not want it very spicy. if you desire a spicy one roughly chop the chillies and add.
  • Into a blender add the mint leaves, coriander leaves, salt and chopped chillies.
  • Blend adding very little water. Use the pulse mode initially to chop down the content and the add a tbsp of water at a time.
  • Blend to nearly a smooth paste. Now add the juice of one lemon and blend further.
  • Once a smooth blend, remove and check for the balance of salt and tartness from the lemon. If desired add more lemon juice
  • Store in airtight container in the refrigerator or freeze in ice trays
  • Remove the quantity you desire for the snack and enjoy.

Notes

More combinations
  • ginger garlic- use one inch of fresh, clean ginger root and 8-10 cloves of garlic.
  • nuts- for nuts I prefer to blend in a handful of walnuts.
  • yoghurt- 1cup of the above chutney in two cups of thick creamy natural yoghurt.Whisk well to blend.
  • Sandwich chutney- while blending the greens add a slice of bread.
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