This refreshing flavoured Mint Chutney is a versatile dip. You can use this chutney for the sandwich spreads or you can eat it with any other Indian snacks. The Mint Chutney Recipe with the mint leaves and few other ingredients is the basic style of preparing this dip. There are various ways by which you can make the chutney at home. This most refreshing Indian chutney can be prepared at home very quickly.
Mint Chutney
- Author: Vishal Agrawal
- Recipe Category: Dips & Chutney
- Cuisine: Indian
Description: The Mint Chutney Recipe with the mint leaves and few other ingredients is the basic style of preparing this dip. There are many ways to make pudina chutney.
If you want to see the Mint Chutney Restaurant style, then Click here.
Ingredients for Mint Chutney Recipe:
- Mint Leaves (Pudina)- 2 cups
- Chaat Masala – ½ tsp.
- Ginger (chopped) – 1 inch
- Green Chillies (Chopped) – 2 units
- Lemon Juice – ½ tsp.
- Salt – As required
- Water – 2 tbsp.
Note: Always get the packed fresh Pudina for preparing this Pudina chutney. If buying from the market, you would require approximately 70 grams of mint leaves to make 1 small bowl of mint leaves chutney.
Steps for Mint Chutney Recipe:
It is very easy and simple to prepare the Mint Chutney at home. You have to wash and chop the mint leaves. Then you have to grind these leaves of mint with other ingredients into a smooth paste.
Pre-Preparation for Pudina Chutney:
Clean and Chop Mint Leaves:
- Take fresh Pudina leaves or mint leaves.
- Keep these fresh mint leaves in a colander.
- Wash them nicely under running water.
- Now, cut the leaves from the stems.
- Collect 2 cups of chopped mint leaves.
- Clean the leaves again and keep them aside.
Chop Ginger and Green Chillies:
- Wash the peeled or whole ginger.
- Now, take 1-inch ginger and peel them.
- Roughly chop ginger or finely crush it.
- Then keep this ginger aside in a bowl.
- Take the 1 pieces of green chillies.
- Wash them and deseed the chillies.
- Roughly chop green chillies as well.
- Keep the chopped green chillies aside.
Prepare Chaat Masala Powder:
- Take a grinder and add dry mango powder.
- Also, add the cumin seeds and peppercorns.
- Start the grinder and grind to a smooth powder.
- Add salt, black salt and a pinch of asafoetida.
- Grind everything once and sieve the powder.
- Transfer the powder from the grinder to the bowl.
- Keep this bowl aside for a while.
Note: If you want the detailed steps, then check here for how to make chaat masala powder at home.
Lemon Juice:
- Get the 1 fresh small size lemon.
- Let the lemon sit out at room temperature.
- Warm the lemon in a bowl of water.
- Roll the lemon before cutting it
- Heat the lemon in the microwave.
- Freeze the lemon before microwaving it.
- Cut the lemon lengthwise instead of crosswise.
- Juice the lemon with the assistance of a fork.
- Use a juicer to get the lemon juice.
- Now, take this juice in a bowl and keep it aside.
Make the Mint Chutney:
When the ingredients required to make the mint chutney are ready, then you can start to prepare the Pudina chutney.
- Now, take a mixer-grinder jar.
- Wash it and clean it from inside.
- Add 1 tsp. chopped ginger in the jar
- Add 2 cups of mint leaves / Pudina leaves.
- Add 2 chopped and deseed green chillies.
- Add ½ tsp. of chaat masala in the grinder.
- Add ½ tsp. of lemon juice in the grinder.
- Add some salt along with these ingredients.
- Initially, do not add much salt. Just add a little.
- Add around 2 tbsp. water just for grinding. (I added less than ½cup of water.)
- Close the jar lid and grind these ingredients.
- Grind until you get a smooth paste.
- Check if the mint chutney needs more grinding.
- With the help of a small spoon, check the chutney.
- If needed, grind for 30 more seconds.
- Take the Pudina chutney and add more salt if required.
- Add a little bit of water if it is required.
- Now, grind the Pudina chutney for more 10 seconds.
- Then finally the mint chutney is prepared.
- The mint chutney must have a smooth paste like consistency.
- Transfer the mint chutney into an air-tight container.
- Store the Pudina chutney in a refrigerator.
- Use this Mint Chutney (Pudina Chutney) whenever required.
And your refreshing Mint Chutney is ready.
Note: Add more water if the chutney is too thick but do not add too much water.
Additional Information:
- Calories: 416 calories
- Total Time: PT15M
- Serves: 250 Grams
- Date Published: 2017-03-05
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It can be made with more than one method and in various ways. It is the most popular chutney which is mainly made from the mint leaves. You can customize the mint chutney and make it with any other ingredient of your choice. You can also make it spicy, sweet or tangy as per your preferred taste. This Mint Chutney is also known as Pudina Chutney. The regular mint chutney is tangy and tasty. Whereas the mint chutney tempered with spices is tangy as well a bit spicy.
The drizzle of mint chutney over any dish makes it more tempting. This vibrant green colored chutney is very flavourful and delicious. This combination of mint leaves with the ginger, green chillies and lemon make a delicious dip. It has the strong flavours with the irresistible aroma. The addition of lemon adds tartness whereas the chaat masala gives a little bit of tanginess to the chutney. The ginger and green chillies infuse warmth to the mint chutney.
The combination of all these elements makes a tasty and tempting condiment. This chutney is a great appetizer and the alluring aroma of the chutney makes it even more palatable. This refreshing mint flavoured chutney can be savoured as a dip or used as a condiment. It’s tastes and flavours are a bliss when it’s added for the cooking of the Indian food. It changes the taste of the dish and takes its flavours to another level.
Remarks:
- Once the chutney is prepared, immediately store in in a jar or container.
- If you are not using chutney, then you must keep it in the refrigerator.
- If you are keeping it outside, then cover the bowl of chutney or close the lid of the jar.
- To save the time, you can use the readymade packet of chaat masala powder.
- You can also make the ginger-green chilli paste and add it to the grinder.
- You can add more chaat masala up to 1 tsp. if it is not strong.
- You can add black salt or rock salt if you want to prepare the Pudina chutney.
- While you are grinding the mint chutney, refrain from adding water in more amount.
- This mint chutney stays well for 4 to 5 days in the fridge.
- For a spicy chutney, you can add more green chillies.
Serving Suggestion:
Most of the delicious Indian snacks are incomplete without this mint chutney. Almost each and every fried or baked snack can be eaten with the Pudina Chutney. It can also be used as an ingredient in many Indian snacks preparations. You can also enjoy this spicy condiment as a side dip for your lunch or dinner.
Though this chutney can be served with various snacks, but it also tastes great with the main meal. Try using mint chutney as a spread for your sandwiches! It would taste great and can beat the taste of other spreads. You can make the Pudina chutney at home for all kind of Indian Breakfast.
The mint chutney is popularly eaten with Indian snacks like different types of samosa. It can also be paired with all types of Pakora, all the different dhokla and various other snacks. Here are some few suggestions of serving the mint chutney.
- Serve it as an accompaniment for all types of chaat.
- You can eat it with samosa or khaman dhokla.
- You can use it a sandwich spread or spread for wraps.
- You can serve it as a side dip with sandwiches, French fries or rolls.
- It can also be used to spread on burgers, bread or buns.
- It can be paired with all the baked and fried dishes from Indian Cuisine.
- It goes well with any rice dish or even the mild flavoured Chana dal Khichdi.
- It can even be eaten with the famous Indian snack paneer tikka dry.
- You can also drizzle this mint chutney over the khasta Kachori.
- You may dip the fried peas Kachori in this Pudina chutney and enjoy.
- Mint chutney is one of the favourite side dishes for south Indian dishes.
- This mint chutney spread is ideal to make the mint Chutney Sandwich.
- You can use this mint chutney as a refreshing dip to eat with the Pudina Paratha
Quick Tip:
- To get the traditional taste and more appealing texture, prepare the mint chutney in mortar-pestle instead of a grinder.
- If you already have roughly chopped ginger, then directly add 1 tsp. to the grinder.
- If you already have the chaat masala powder, then directly add ½ tsp. to the grinder.
- If you already have the lemon juice, then directly add ½ tsp. to the grinder.
- The few drops of lemon juice add the tarty zest as well retains the green colour of chutney.
- If you keep the chutney out for a longer time, the colour will darken after some time.
- If you do not have chaat masala, then you can easily make at home.
- You do not have to make the chaat masala if you do not have it at home.
- Do not skip chaat masala as it also contributes to the taste of the mint chutney.
- The chaat masala powder can be substituted with the dry mango powder and the roasted cumin.
- It is also very easy to make the dry mango powder or amchur powder at home.
You can make it with the seasoning or without the seasoning. The mint chutney or the Pudina chutney is one of the easiest Indian condiment to make at home. The blend of herb with the other spices is commendable in this chutney. This chutney has very delightful taste and refreshing flavours. It is so easy to prepare that even bachelors can make it with ease. This simple to make and tasty to eat Pudina chutney is the perfect accompaniment with any of your favourite dish.
The spicy version of the mint chutney is very flavourful as well healthy. It is hot, tasty as well healthy. The consumption of Pudina chutney aids in digestion. The raw and fresh Pudina or mint leaves solves all the digestive and gastric problems. There are various other health benefits of including this chutney in your diet. This mint chutney helps reduce weight and full of greens. As it is low in fat, all the calorie conscious people can eat tension-free. This spicy dip with a nice aroma of fresh mint leaves is great for digestion.
This mint flavoured spread chutney is easy to prepare. Even the newbies in the world of cooking can attempt to make. All the beginners in cook can make this chutney and prepare interesting dishes with it. Even this mint chutney id very useful for all the bachelors or hostilities. Make once and then store it. You can use it to spread over sandwiches or drizzle over various types of chaats. Even the regular home cooks can make this chutney to use in their daily cooking.
This mint flavoured chutney is ideal spread or dip which can be packed for the picnics or school lunchbox. Thus, it is advisable to prepare in the large quantity and use it whenever you are not in the mood of cooking. The advance of preparation of this chutney is really helpful, as you can immediately make the sandwiches or the chaats.
So, make the Pudina chutney is bulk and keep in the fridge. You can freeze this mint chutney in the ice cube trays. You can also freeze the chutney and store its frozen cubes in a zip-lock plastic bag. Whenever you want to use the chutney or you are ready to serve, then take it out from a fridge. Defrost the mint chutney before using. You can take out as many cubes of mint chutney as needed. So don’t wait do try this chutney. If you are making it in advance and storing in the fridge, then take care that chutney will not last for more than 3 to 4 days.
The Mint Chutney prepared in the restaurant is a little bit different than what we usually prepare at home. This style of the Pudina chutney is generally favourite of many of us. It is also easy to make and simple to follow steps. Though this recipe is somewhat similar to the regular mint chutney recipe, but the addition of curd with some spice powders makes an impactful difference. This version of the mint chutney recipes is extremely spicy, highly flavourful and very tasty.
Restaurant Style Mint Chutney Recipe:
The restaurant style mint chutney is little different than the regular mint chutney. This preparation of mint chutney has the same resultant style taste and flavours. This is also an instant method of making the mint chutney at home in minutes. This version of mint chutney is very easy to make.
To prepare this tasty and spicy variation, you will need more ingredients as compared to the simple mint chutney recipe. Check the below list of ingredients:
- Fresh Curd (Dahi) – 1 ½ tbsp.
- Fresh Mint Leaves (Pudina) – 1 cup
- Fresh Coriander Leaves (Dhania) – ½ cup
- Chaat Masala Powder – ½ tsp.
- Roasted Cumin Powder (Bhuna Jeera Powder) – ½ tsp.
- Dry Mango Powder (Amchur) – ½ tsp.
- Dry Pomegranate Seeds Powder (Anardana Powder) – a pinch
- Green Chili (Hari Mirch) – 1 or 2 pieces
- Ginger (Adrak) – 1 inch
- Garlic Cloves (Lahsun) – 2 to 3 units
- Onion (Pyaaz) – 1 small unit
- Black Salt – as per taste
Note: Vegans you can make this chutney with cashew yogurt instead of using dairy yogurt.
To prepare this spicy variation of the simple mint chutney, follow the steps below:
- Take the large sized mixing bowl.
- Add freshly prepared homemade curd.
- Beat it at high pace till it becomes smooth.
- Whisk till you see the peaks forming.
- Then add the various spice powders.
- Sprinkle some salt and stir the mixture.
- Wash coriander leaves and mint leaves.
- Chop the coriander leaves and mint leaves.
- Grind them with chopped ginger and onions.
- Also, add the green chillies with a little water.
- Then mix the ground chutney with the curd.
- Blend both this mixture in the blender.
- Wait till it becomes uniform in texture and colour.
- And now transfer the chutney from blender to bowl.
Note: the curd is readily available in the market, but it is always advisable to use homemade yogurt. You can easily make curd at home in minutes. If you add too much curd, you can balance it by a little bit of tamarind paste.
Variation in Mint Chutney Recipe:
- You can make this chutney with fried Chana dal or Urad dal. The addition of lentils infuses the nutty aroma in the chutney. It also makes the texture of the chutney granulated.
- You can also add few peanuts (groundnut) in the mint chutney which gives thick texture.
- The yogurt or Dahi can be added to prepare the mint dip.
- The chopped or grated coconut also improves the taste and texture of the chutney.
- The tamarind paste can also be added for the little tanginess in the mint chutney.
- You can also do the spice tempering over the ground mint chutney.
- You can add some sugar in the mint chutney to balance the different flavours.
- You can prepare the thick consistency chutney or the thin consistency chutney.
Whichever ingredient you choose to make chutney, each time you will get different flavoured chutney. The preparation is same, get all the raw ingredients and blend them with water. The Pudina Chutney can be prepared with the tempering or without the tempering.
To spice temper the mint chutney, heat a pan with oil. Add dry red chilli and fry. Also, add ¼ tsp. mustard and ½ tsp. Urad dal. Roast them till they turn golden. Then add Hing and stir. Pour this hot tempering to the chutney.