Mint coriander chutney for dosa, idli. spicy and flavourful chutney for idli dosa, made with onion, tomato, garlic, mint, coriander, red chillies and coconut as main ingredients – Kothamalli pudina chutney. I always look for different chutney recipes, be is a small variation, I would like to try it out. As idli is out major breakfast, I want to make something different from the usual chutneys I make. Aj is quite simple – He always wants sambar or onion tomato chutney if its idli and he can adjust with red chutney if it’s dosa.
So when I asked my MIL who is here, for a chutney recipe, she told this. I made it for today breakfast and the recipe was bang on. Perfect tasting chutney with a well balanced flavour.
Mint coriander chutney recipe
Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Breakfast
Prep Time: 10 Mins | Cook time: 10 mins | Serves: 4
Prep Time: 10 Mins | Cook time: 10 mins | Serves: 4
Ingredients
Onion – 1, large
Tomato – 1
Garlic – 4 flakes
Mint and coriander leaves – 1/4 cup
Channa dal – 1 tbsp
Red chilli – 8
Asafoetida – 1/8 tsp
Coconut, grated – 2 tbsp
Jaggery – 1/4 tsp
Oil – 2 tsp
Salt – As needed
Tomato – 1
Garlic – 4 flakes
Mint and coriander leaves – 1/4 cup
Channa dal – 1 tbsp
Red chilli – 8
Asafoetida – 1/8 tsp
Coconut, grated – 2 tbsp
Jaggery – 1/4 tsp
Oil – 2 tsp
Salt – As needed
To temper
Oil – 2 tsp
Mustard -1/2 tsp
Urad dal – 2 tsp
Mustard -1/2 tsp
Urad dal – 2 tsp
Method
- In a kadai, add 2 tsp of oil and roast red chilli, channa dal until channa dal turns golden. Add asafoetida lastly and roast. Transfer to a plate. (I temper in this same kadai and pour it in a bowl). Add garlic and cubed onion first then cubed tomato.
- Fry until soft and add washed mint and coriander leaves. Fry just until the leaves shrink. Transfer to a plate and cool down.
- In a mixer, powder salt, jaggery, roasted red chilli, asafoetida, coconut and channa dal.
- Then add the sauteed onion, tomato, garlic and mint coriander leaves. Grind coarsely.
- Temper with mustard, urad dal and mix to the ground chutney.
Notes
- I do tempering in step one to save time, you can also follow the same.
- You can add small onion (shallots) in place of large onion.
- You can add a pinch of tamarind if you feel your tomato is not tangy.
- Adjust water and salt to balance the spice.
Serve with hot idli or dosai, a spicy and flavourful chutney that your family would love!
beautiful tempting clicks Raks.. Yummy combo
Wow, looking soooo tasty and tangy,,
Wow, looking soooo tasty and tangy,,
You haven't mentioned when to add coconut.. I hope it wud taste lovely w/o coconut too… Coz I make it tat way…
Raji ..my family loves this chutney. I call it Apollo chutney…as it is very tangy and has an excellent flavour.. Making your taste buds fly like a rocket. I add ginger & curry leaves a little also
Temper some jeera also.
Temper some jeera also.
8 red chillies would it be so spicy. Can we reduce the numbers?
If you follow the recipe, it wont be spicy as the tamarind, tomato and salt will balance the spiciness.
r Raji
Thanks for sharing this recepie. Tried it . It's awesome. Best wishes . Lakshmi
Wow!!! Finger licking chutney!! The bowl is so attractive!! Bookmarked…
I am sorry it is Dear Raji ..
is it jaggery or tamarind ?
I have tried it, came out well. Thank u. 🙂
Just tried it out now!! It has come out great. I avoided the garlic – or better say I forgot to add garlic 😛 yet it was come out yummy. The jaggery just kicks in an extra zing!
Oh Thank you 🙂
Hi Raks I tried your mint n coriander chutney. Wonderful taste! But the colour was brown instead of orange as in your illustration. Why?
Reasons could be tomatoes colour were dull, red chillies roasted until deep brown instead of red.
One more main point, do not grind smoothly. Grind coarsely and see the result.
Tried out this chutney for idlies..We did not have the count on number of idlies and amount of the chutney we consumed! I have tasted this chutney only in some restaurants like Murugan idly kadai. This is the first time I am trying at home and is best combination for idlies, rava upma and dosai!
Can't see coconut used
Sorry, missed, It's added in 3rd step. Will update. Thank you.