Mint Chutney

Mint - Pudina in Tamil,not only has a pleasant flavoring but contains healing properties as well. Apart from being a mouth freshner it helps eliminate heartburns.You can make tea by adding a few mint leaves and give it a zest. But somehow I'm more inclined to make chutney by cooking the leaves a little than use it fresh in tea, as it has a very strong aroma.Lets take a look at the preparation of the chutney.

INGREDIENTS :

1 bunch of mint leaves ( 15 stalks roughly )
1 med onion (sliced to 4)
2 med tomatoes (chopped)
3 green chillies
1 tbsp oil
salt to taste

PREPARATION :

1.Heat the oil in a pan, add the mint leaves and fry till nice aroma (1 min).
2.Add the sliced onions and fry till soft and done (2 min).
3.Add the toamtoes and saute another 3-4 min till cooked.
4.Add the green chillies and garlic flakes and saute for 2 more min and switch off.
5.Leave it on the stove top till it cools down.
6.Grind all these together with the salt and a little water.

SERVES - 4

Note : This goes good with all the tiffin varieties and not rice. The Mint chutney for rice is prepared in a different method,which I'll be blogging in later.